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Craftsman 917.27084 User Manual page 25

20.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

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BELTINSTALLATION -
• Installnewbolt in reverseorder of
removal.
Mandrel
Pulley
• Make sure bolt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
• Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
' TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
brake system which is mounted on the
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
side of the transaxle,
belt installation guide decal on bottom sid_
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
of left footrest.
stopping distance at high speed in highest
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
gear, then brake must be adjusted.
MOWER" in this section of this manual.)
• Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage
• Remove belt from stationary idler and
parking brake,
clutching idler.
• Measure distance between brake oper-
• Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
ating arm and nut =A"on brake rod.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
• If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
transmission input pulley and over cool-
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
ing fan blades.
becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam nut
• Pull belt toward front of tractor and
against nut "A".
remove downward from around engine
• Road test tractor for proper stopping
pulley.
.,
distance as stated above. Readjust if
• Install new belt by reversing above pro-
necessary. If stopping distance is still
cedure.
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Engine
Contact your nearest authorized sero
Pulley
_
vice center/department.
Clutching Idler..--
With ParkingBrake
StationaryIdler_ "0
Jam
=Engaged"
Transmission
"A"
Input Pulley _
_.I_
Do Not touch this nut. If further brake adjust-
ment is necessary contact your nearest autho-
rized service center/department
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