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Clutch Pulley - Craftsman 917.258911 Owner's Manual

Craftsman lawn mower user manual

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ERViCE A
ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch!brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
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Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position,
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED"
position.
Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key,
Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with
plug. ..............
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TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER (See Fig. 18)
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Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
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Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting.
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Lower mower to its lowest position°
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Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage antt-swaybar from bracket.
,
Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at
deck and disengage arms from deck.
°
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 pulleyo
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Slide mower out from under right side of tractor°
IMPORTANT;
IF 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
FRONT
SUSPENSION
LIFT
BRACKET
SUSPENSION
ARMS
ADJUSTMENT
LINKS
NUTS
FRONT MOWER "_
BRACKET
"_
CHASSIS
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on _evelground 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 properIy 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.
°
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_
°
To lower one side of mower, loosen leftlink adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each half turn of adjustment nutwill change mower
height about 3/16".
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Recheck measurements after adjusting,
BOTTOM
BOTTOM
OF CURL
OF CURL
A
A
FIG. 19
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
RETAINER
SPRING
, FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
ANT|-SWAY
RETAINER
BAR
SPRINGS
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FIG. 18
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