Sears CRAFTSMAN 944.605931 Owner's Manual page 21

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
• Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER
DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRAC TOR, REMOVE THE
FRONT LINKS AND HOOK THE CLUTCH SPRING INTO SQUARE
HOLE IN FRAME.
TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 19)
• Raise attachment lift lever to its high est position.
• Slide mower under tractor with defl ector shield to right
side of tractor.
• Lower lift lever to its lowest po si tion.
• Connect front links to mower deck and secure with
retainer springs..
• Connect suspension arms to rear deck brackets and
secure with retainer springs.
• Connect anti-swaybar to chassis bracket and secure
with retainer spring.
• Push clutch cable housing guide into bracket, slide col-
lar onto guide and secure with large retainer spring.
• Place fl at washer and clutch spring on idler pulley bolt
and secure with small retainer spring.
• Install belt onto engine pulley.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are properly infl ated (See "PROD UCT
SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manual). If tires are over or
underinfl ated, you will not properly adjust your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 20 and 21)
• Raise mower to its highest position.
• At the midpoint of both sides of mower, measure height
from bot tom edge of mower to ground. Distance "A"
on both sides of mower should be the same or within
1/4" of each other.
• If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link ad just ment
nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link ad just ment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower
height about 1/8".
• Recheck measurements after adjusting.
BOTTOM EDGE
00598
OF MOWER
TO GROUND
A
GROUND LINE
BOTTOM EDGE
OF MOWER
TO GROUND
A
FIG. 20
LIFT LINK ADJUSTMENT NUT
FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 22 and 23)
IMPORTANT: DECK MUST BE LEVEL SIDE-TO-SIDE. IF THE
FOLLOWING FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY,
BE SURE TO AD JUST BOTH FRONT LINKS EQUAL LY SO
MOWER WILL STAY LEVEL SIDE-TO-SIDE.
To obtain the best cutting results, the mower housing should
be adjusted so that the front is approximately 1/8" to 1/2" lower
than the rear when the mower is in its highest position.
Check adjustment on right side of tractor. Measure dis tance
"D" directly in front and behind the mandrel at bottom edge
of mower housing as shown.
• Before making any necessary adjustments, check that
both front links are equal in length.
• If links are not equal in length, adjust one link to same
length as other link.
• To lower front of mower loosen nut "E" on both front
links an equal number of turns.
• When distance "D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower at front than rear,
tighten nuts "F" against trunnion on both front links.
• To raise front of mower, loosen nut "F" from trunnion on
both front links. Tighten nut "E" on both front links an
equal number of turns. The two front links must remain
equal in length.
• When distance "D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower at front than rear,
tighten nut "F" against trunnion on both front links.
• Recheck side-to-side adjustment.
"D"
21
SUS PEN SION ARM
01553
FIG. 21
01268
MANDREL
"D"
FIG. 22