Craftsman 917258900 tractor

User Manual - Page 21

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
Place motion control Fever in neutral (N) position.
o Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
° Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key,
Make sure the blades and atl moving parts have completely stopped.
o
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with
plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 18)
° Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position,
° Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting.
- !.ower mower to its lowest position,,
, Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from brackeL
. Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at
deck and disengage arms from deckr
Raise attachment lift to its highest position,
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
remove links°
° Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pulley°
° Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT: 1F AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK iS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual,
SUSPENSION
ADJUSTMENT
ARMS _, NUTS
CHASSIS _-.,_
BRACKET t_,_.
ANTI*SWAY RETAINER
BAR SPRINGS
LIFT
LINKS
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRAC
FRONT
BRACKET
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway, Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 of this manual),,
Iftires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower°
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs, 18 and 19)
Raise mower to its highest position,,
, Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground
level at front corners of mower, Distance "A" on both
sides of mower should be the same,
o If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.,
To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side,
o To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment
nut on that side,,
NOTE: Each half turn of adjustment nut will change mower
height about 3/16",
o Recheck measurements after adjusting,
BOTTOM
OF CURL
BOTTOM
OF CURL
¢_::::::::_:_:;_:,,:_FIG. 19
ELECTRIC
_CLUTCH
_!:iii:i!_,_ PULLEY
\ SUSPENSION
BRACKET
FRONT
LINKS
RETAINER
,. FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
FIG. 18
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