Craftsman 944609810 lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 23

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 28)
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake.
For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on
bottom side of left footrest.
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual.)
Disconnect clutch wire harness.
Remove clutch Iocator.
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
Pull belt slack toward roaroftractor. Carefully remove
belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
Pull belttoward front oftractor and remove downwards
from around electric clutch.
Install new belt by reversing above procedure.
ELECTRIC -_
CLUTCH
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CLUTCHING /
IDLER
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IDLER
TRANSMISSION _ _ ............
INPUT PULLEY f,:::'i"_
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CLUTCH
WIRE
HARNESS
FIG. 28
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT(See Fig. 29)
The motion controllever hasbeen preset at thefactory and
adjustment should not be necessary.
Loosen adjustment boltin frontofthe dght rear wheel,
and lightlytighten.
Start engine and move motioncontrollever untiltractor
does not move forward or backward.
Hold motion control lever in that position and turn
engine off.
While holdingmotion control lever inplace, loosen the
adjustment bolt.
Move motion controllever to the neutral (N) (lock gate)
position.
Tighten adjustment boltsecurely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to adjust-
mentbolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps
forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
Loosen the adjustment bolt.
Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the
direction it is trying to creep.
Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
Start engineand test.
Iftractorstillcreeps, repeat above steps untilsatisfied.
MOTION CONTROL NEUTRAL
LEVER LOCK GATE
ADJUSTMENT
BOLT
FIG. 29
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT
Should your transmission require removal for service or
replacement, it should be purged after reinstallation and
before operating the tractor. See "PURGE TRANSMIS-
SION" in the Operation section of this manual.
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Ifsteering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positionedstraightforward, remove steer-
ingwheel and reassemble per instructionsintheAssembly
section of this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The frontwheel toe-in and camber are not adjustable on
your tractor. If damage has occurred to affect the front
wheel toe-in or camber, contact your nearest authorized
service center/department.
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