Craftsman 917270530 42" 14.5-hp mower lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 23

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TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE
DRIVE BELT
The mowerblade drive belt may be
replaced withouttools. Park the tractor
on level surface. Engage parking brake.
BELTREMOVAL -
1. Remove mower from tractor (Bee "TO
REMOVE MOWER" in this section of
this manual).
2. Work belt off both mandrel pulleys
and idler pulleys.
3. Pull belt away from mower.
BELTINSTALLATION-
4. Install new belt in reverse order of
remove).
5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
6. Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Mandrel
Idler
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Yourtractor isequipped with an adjust-
able brake system whichis mountedon
the rightside of the transaxle.
If tractorrequiresmore than six (6) feet
stoppingdistance at highspeed in
highestgear, then brake must be
adjusted.
1. Depress clutchJbrakepedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operatingarm and nut"A" on brake
rod.
3. Ifdistance isother than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut andturn nut "A" untildistance
becomes 1-1/2". Retighten jam nut
against nut "A".
4. Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stoppingdistance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest
gear, furthermaintenance isneces-
sary. Contactyour nearest autho-
rized service center/department.
With ParkingBrake "Engaged"
Nut"A"
_-- _ Nut
_..._Operating
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractoron level surface. Engage
parkingbrake. For assistance,there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
1. Remove mower (See "30 REMOVE
MOWER" in tt_lesection of this
manual,)
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
3. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove heft upwards from transexle
pulleyby deflecting belt keepers.
4. Pull belt towardfront oftractorand
remove downwards from around
engine pulley.
5, Install new belt by reversingabove
procedure.
Clutchin,
Transaxle
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