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Craftsman 917.273421 Owner's Manual page 24

18 hp electric start 46" mower automatic lawn tractor

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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 automo-
tive type wax.
We do not recommend
using a garden
hose to clean your tractor unless the elec-
trical system,
muffler, air filter and carbure-
tor are covered
to keep water out. Water
in engine can result in a shortened
engine
life.
,_CAUTION:
Before performing
any service
or adjustments:
• Depress
clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking brake.
• Place motion control
lever in neutral
(N) position.
• Place attachment
clutch in "DISENGAGED"
position.
• Turn ignition
key "OFF" and remove key.
• Make sure the blades
and all moving parts have completely
stopped.
• Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where
it cannot come
in contact with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER
• Place attachment
clutch in "DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
• Turn height adjustment
knob to lowest
setting.
• Lower mower to its lowest position.
• Remove
retainer spring
holding anti-
swaybar
to chassis
bracket
and disen-
gage anti-swaybar
from bracket.
• Remove
retainer springs
from suspen-
sion arms at deck and disengage
arms
from deck.
• Raise attachment
lift to its highest posi-
tion.
• RemOve twb retainer
springs
from each
front
link and remove
links.
• Slide mower forward
and remove
belt
from electric
clutch pulley.
• Slide mower out from under right side of
tractor.
IMPORTANT:
If an attachment
other than
the mower deck is to be mounted
on the
tractor, remove the front links.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure
described
in "INSTALL
MOWER
AND DRIVE BELT" in the
Assembly
section
of this manual.
Chassis
Guage
Bracket
Wheel
Electric Clutch
Suspention
Pulley \
Arms
\
Front Mower
Bracket
Front
Suspension
Bracl_et
Retainer Springs
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
Anti-Sway
Bar
Idler
Pulley
Discharge
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