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Craftsman Sears 917.254460 Owner's Manual page 22

20.0 hp twin electric start 44" mower deck 6 speed transaxle garden tractor
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REPAIR
ADJUSTMENT
FIGURE" 35
SiDE
TO.SiDE
AOJUSTMENT
TRUNNION
II II
IIII
C
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_
' BOTTOM
OF CURL
_._
D
GROUND
J-i--
LEVEL
FIGURE 36
D
G ROUND-_"T"
LEVEL
FIGURE 37
ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH
SWITCH (
POSITION)
LIFT LEVER
PLUNGER
HEIGHT ADJ USTMENT
KNOB
BOTTOM
OF CURL
Side.to-Side
mower Adjustment
a
Depress
lift lever plunger
and use lift lever to raise
mower to maximum cutting height (Fig34)
b
Measure height from bottom of curl to ground level at
front of mower_ Distance
"A" should be the same (Fig.
34).
c
ff distance ",4" needs to be changed, snap out access
hole cover on LH. side above footrest
Use 11/16"
wrench on nuts "B" and "C" at side-to-side
adjustment
trunnion (Fig. 35).
To raise left side of mower, loosen nut "B" and tighten nut
"C',
d
e
To lower left side of mower, loosen nut "C" and tighten
nut "B"
NOTE:
ONE ROTATION
OF ADJUSTMENT
NUTS IS
EQUIVALENT
TO APPROXIMATELY
5 MM (3/16")
HEIGHT CHANGE
f
Be sure all nuts are securefy
tightened
Front.To-Rear
Mower Adjustment
a
To obtain the best cutting results, your mower housing
should be adjusted so the front and rear flange distance
"[9" (Fig 36) is 13 mm (1/2") lower in front when the
mower is posihbned in the highest cutting position.
NOTE:
MEASURE
DISTANCE
"D"
FROM
GROUND
LEVELTO
BOTTOM
OFCURL
ON RIGHT REAR FLANGE
AND COMPARE
TO DISTANCE
"D" AT RIGHT
FRONT
FLANGE
b
To raise rear of mower, loosen nut "E" on both rear
suspension
arms
Screw both nuts "F" up an EQUAL
NUMBER OF TURNS (Fig 41)
c
When distance "[3" is I3 mm (t/2") lower at front than
rear. tighten nuts "E"
d
To lower rear of mower; loosen nut "F _ on both [e_t
suspension arms an EQUAL NUMBER OF TURNS (F i#
37).
e
When distance "D" is I3 mm (1/2 "_)lower at front than
rear, retighten nuts "E"
NOTE:
WHEN
ADJUSTING
REAR SUSPENSION
TRUN-
NIONS
ALWAYS
ADJUST
BOTH EQUALLY
SO MOWER
WtLL
STAY
LEVEL
Mower Drive Belt Removal
NOTE:
MOWER
BELT
INSTALLATION
DECAL
LO-
CATED
ON MOWER
HOUSING
REPLACE
ONLY
WITH
THE
BELTS
SPECIFIED
IN THIS MANUAL.
...............
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a
Place attachment
clutch switch in "Disengaged" posi.
tion (Fig. 38)
b
Turn height adjustment
knob
to its lowest position.
Move attachment
lift lever (Fig 38)forward
to lower
mower to its lowest position
c.
Rofl belt off engine pulley (Fig.. 39)
d.
Pulfbeftoffboth
mowerputley
andidlerpulleys
(Fig. 40)
e.
To replace mower drive belt, reverse above proce-
dure
NOTE:
MAKE SURE DRIVE
BELT tS ENGAGED IN
ATTACHMENT
22
ALL PULLEYS,,
FIGURE 38
UFT LEVER

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