To Replace Motion Drive Belt; Transaxle Motion Control Lever Neutral Adjustment; Transmission Removal/Replacement; To Adjust Steering Wheel Alignment - Craftsman ELECTRIC START 42" MOWER AUTOMATIC LAWN TRACTOR 944.602951 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
Depressclutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake.
Measure distance between brake operating arm and nut
=A"on brake rod.
If distance is otherthan 1-9116",loosen jam nut and turn
nut =A" until distance becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam
nut against nut =A".
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 your nearest au-
thorized service center/department.
WITH PARKING BRAKE "ENGAGED"
NUT "A"
DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUT. IF FURTHER BRAKE ADJUST-
MENT IS NECESSARY CONTACT YOUR NEAREST
AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER/DEPARTMENT
FIG. 25
ro REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
ISee Fig. 26)
Parkthetractoron level surface. Engage parking brake. For
assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual.)
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
Pull belt slacktoward rear of tractor. Carefully remove
belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downward
from around engine pulley.
Install new belt by reversing above procedure.
ENGINE
PULLEY ._
CLUTCNING
,DLER /,
TRANSMISSION
INPUT PULLEY __
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 27)
The motion control lever has been preset at the factory and
adjustment should not be necessary.
• Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right roar wheel,
and lightly tighten.
• Start engine and move motion control lever untiltractor
does not move forward or backward.
• Hold motion centrol lever inthat positionand turn engine
off.
• While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the
adjustment bolt.
• Move motion control lever to the neutral (N) (lock gate)
position.
• Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: Ifadditionalclearanco is needed to get to adjustment
bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps
forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
• Loosen the adjustment bolt.
• Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 112 inch in the
direction it is trying to creep.
• Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
• Start engine and test.
• If tractor still creeps, repeat above steps until satisfied.
MOTION CONTROL
NEUTRAL
fLOCK GATE
ADJUSTMENT
BOLT
FIG. 27
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT
Should your transmission require removal for service or
replacement, it should be purged after reinstallation and
before operating the tractor. See "PURGE TRANSMIS-
SION" in the Operation section of this manual.
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-
ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly
section of this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel tce-in and camber are not adjustable on you r
tractor. If damage has occurred to affect the front wheel toe-
in or camber, contact your nearest authorized service
center/department.
FIG. 26
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