Changing The Transmission Drive Belt; Parking Brake Adjustment - Craftsman 247.288811 Operator's Manual

iMPORTANT: The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
to engageand disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
be dangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidentical equipmentbeltsas listed in the parts pagesof
this Operator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethe deck belt on yourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deck as instructedearlier inthis section.
2. Removethe beltcoversfrom the spindlepulleysby removing the
hexscrewsthat fastenthecoversto the deck.See Fig. 23.
3. it mayalso be necessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the left deck
idlerpulleyto getthe belt off the pulleyand aroundthe beltguard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deck beltfrom aroundthe two spindle
pulleysand thetwo deck idler pulleys,See Fig, 23,
5. Toplacethe newbelt, begin by routingthe belt aroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas shownin Fig, 23,
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe two deck idlerpulleysas shownin
Fig. 23,
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8. Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier,
9. Re-installthedeck, makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed. Thecompletebelt routingisshownin
Fig, 23.
10. Pull the rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowV side of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe belt and pulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the
left. Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand belt untilthe belt
is fully rolledinto the PTOpulley.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running. A lways
disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever), m oveshiftleverintoneutral
position,stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended starting.
Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo a completestop whenthe clutch-brake
pedal is completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
with the parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis in need of adjustment.
Contactthe nearest Parts& RepairService Center to haveyour
brakesserviced.
To locatethe nearest Parts& RepairService Center or to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMiSSiON DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponents must be removedand specialtools (i.e.
air/impactwrench)in order to changethetractor'sdrivebelt. Contact
the nearest Parts& Repair Service Center to haveyourtransmis-
sion drivebelt serviced.
To locatethe nearest Parts& RepairService Center or to schedule
service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
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