To Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt; Belt Removal; Belt Installation - Craftsman 917.2720601 Owner's Manual

Mandrel
Idler
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Pulley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the side
of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed in highest
gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operating arm and nut "A" on brake red.
3. If distance is other than 1-9/16". loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes 1_9/16". Retighten jam nut
against nut "A".
4. Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Contact a Sears or other qualified
service center.
With Parking Brake
_ "Engaged
'_=_._ N_utJam Nut
_-J_/_ °_--_Operating
D _Aro N6t touch this nut. If furth_brake
adjustment is necessary contact a
Sears or other qualified service center.
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL-
1. Remove mower (See =TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt
and position of all belt guides and
keepers.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
3, Remove belt downward from around
engine pulley.
4, Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
5. Remove belt from center span keeper
and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Carefully work new belt down around
transmission cooling fan and onto the
input pulley.
2. Slide belt into the center span keeper.
3. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll
around the top groove of engine
pulley.
4. Install belt through stationary idler and
clutching idler.
5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keep-
ers.
6. Install mower (See =TO INSTALL
MOWER" in this section of manual).
Engine Pulle
Clutching
Stationary Idler
Center S
Keeper
Transmission
Input Pulley
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