Craftsman 917.27623 Owner's Manual page 22

CLEANING
• Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc. of
all foreign matter.
• Keep finished surfaces and wheels free
of all gasoline, oil, etc.
• Protect painted surfaces with automotive
type wax.
We do not recommend using a garden
hose or pressure washer to clean your
tractor unless the engine and transmis-
sion are covered to keep water out. Water
in engine or transmission will shorten the
useful life of your tractor. Use compressed
air or a leaf blower to remove grass,
leaves and trash from tractor and mower.
,_ WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER-
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
2. Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position.
3. Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
4. Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.
5. Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
6. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER
1. Place attachment clutch in "DISEN-
GAGED" position.
2. Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest
position.
3. Disengage belt tension rod from lock
_ bracket.
CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring
loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and re-
lease slowly.
4. Remove mower belt from electric
clutch pulley.
5. DISCONNECT REAR MOWER PINS
FIRST - Pull out the spring loaded pin,
disconnect suspension arm from pin
and release pin.
Belt Tension Rod
Disengage_on
6. Go to other side of mower and discon-
nect rear pin in the same manner.
7. Remove the four retainer springs and
two flanged pins from front plate as-
sembly and remove plate.
8. Raise attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
9. Turn tractor steering wheel to the left
as far as it will go.
10. Slide mower out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL
MOWER AND DRIVE BELT" in the As-
sembly section of this manual. NOTE: You
will need to reattach front plate assembly to
tractor after sliding mower under the tractor.
Locking Bracket
Electric Clutch
Pulley
Front Plate Assembly
Single Loop
_ Retainer Springs
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
Flanged Pins
Rear Mower Pins