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TO ADJUST
ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH
The electric clutch should provide years
of service.
The clutch has a built-in brake
that stops the pulley within 5 seconds.
Eventually,
the internal brake will wear
which may cause the mower blades to
not engage,
or, to not stop as required.
Adjustments
should be made by a Sears
or other qualified service center.
1.
Make sure attachment
clutch and igni-
tion switches are in "OFF" position.
2.
Adjust
the three nylon Iocknuts until
space between
clutch plate and rotor
measures
.012" at all three slot loca-
tions cut in the side of brake plate.
NOTE:
After installing a new electric
clutch, run tractor at full throttle and
engage
and disengage
electric clutch 10
cycles to wear in clutch plate.
Rotor-
Clutch
.012"
Slot (3)
Nylon Locknut (3)
Plate
TO CHECK
AND ADJUST
BRAKE
If tractor
requires
more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed
in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved
surface,
then
brake must be checked
and adjusted.
TO CHECK
BRAKE
1.
Park tractor
on a level, dry concrete
or
paved surface,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
con-
trol out and into the slot and release
so
it is held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
for-
ward. If the rear wheels
rotate, the brake
needs to be adjusted
or the pads need to
be replaced.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Contact
a Sears or other qualified
service
center.
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor
on level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For ease of service
there
is
a belt installation
guide decal on bottom
of
left footrest.
1. Remove
mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of this man-
ual.)
BELT REMOVAL
-
2.
Create
slack in belt by removing
retainer
spring
from drive belt tension
handle.
3.
Remove
belt from all idler pulleys,
transaxle
pulley and then from engine
pulley.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Install
new belt around
engine
pulley
first, then around
transaxle
pulley
and
lastly
into all the idler pulleys.
2.
Check
to be sure belt is positioned
cor-
rectly and is on proper
side of all belt
keepers.
3.
Engage
the drive
belt tension
handle
and replace
the retainer
spring.
4.
Reinstall
mower.
Retainer
Spring
Drive Belt
Tension
Handle
Engine Pulley
Transaxle Pulley
Keeper
Flatldler
Bell
Belt
Keeper
Keeper
Clutching
V-Idler
Keeper
Clutching
Flat Idler
Idler
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