Craftsman 917270710 17,0 HP ® ELECTRIC START 42" MOWER 6 SPEED TRANSAXLE lawn tractor

Owner's Manual - Page 24

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BELTINSTALLATION
o Install new belt in reverse order of
removal
Mandrel
Pulley
o Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
o Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
fight side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed in high-
est gear, then brake must be adjusted.
o Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage
parking brake.
o Measure distance betwean brake oper_
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
o If distance is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut =A" until distance
becomes 1-1/2". Retighten jam nut
against nut "A".
o Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above, Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Contact your nearest authorized ser-
vice center.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Nut "A"
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest°
o Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual.)
Remove upper belt keeper°
Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
o Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove belt upwards from transaxle
pulley by deflecting belt keepers.
o Pull belt toward front of tractor and
remove downwards from around engine
pulley.
o Install new belt by reversing above pro-
cedure.
IMPORTANT: Make sure upper belt keep-
er is positioned propedy between Iocator
tab.
Engine
Pulley
Clutching
Idler
Stationary
Idler
TransayJe _.
Pulley !
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