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Craftsman 917.254701 Operator's Manual page 21

Lawn tractor 17.5 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle

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ARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY
SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fullyand set parking brake.
2. Place gearshift lever in neutral position.
3. Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
4. Turn ignitionkey 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.
TO REMOVE MOWER
Mower will be easier to remove from the
right side of tractor.
1. Place
attachment
clutch in "DIS-
ENGAGED" position.
2. Move attachment lift lever forward to
lower mower to its lowest position.
3. Roll belt off engine pulley.
4. Remove small retainer spring, and re-
move clutchspring off pulley bolt.
5. Removelarge retainerspring, slidecollar
offand pushhousingguideout of bracket.
6. Disconnect anti-sway bar from chassis
bracket by removing retainer spring.
7. Disconnect suspension arms from rear
deck brackets by removing retainer
springs.
8. Disconnect front links from deck by re-
moving retainer springs.
9. Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms.
Slide mower out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT: Ifan attachment other than the
mower deck is to be mounted on the tractor,
remove the front links and hook the clutch
spring Into square hole in frame.
Small Retainer Sprin!
Clutch Sprinc
Small Retainer Sprin!
TO INSTALL MOWER
1. Raise attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
2. Slide mower under tractor with deflector
shield to right side of tractor.
3. Lower lift lever to its lowest position.
4. Connect front links to mower deck and
secure with retainer springs.
5. Connect suspension arms to rear deck
brackets
and secure
with retainer
springs.
6. Connect anti-sway barto chassis bracket
and secure with retainer spring.
7. Push clutch cable housing guide into
bracket, slide collar onto guide andsecure
with large retainer spring.
8. Place flat washer and clutch spring on
idler pulley bolt and secure with small
retainer spring.
9. Install belt onto engine pulley.
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SquareHole
Retainer Spring_
Anti-Sway
Front Link
Housing
Retainer Springs
(Both Sides)
Bracket
Large Retainer Spring
Deflector Shield
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