Craftsman 917.272020 Owner's Manual page 25

TOREPLACE MOWER D R_VE B ELT
MOWER D RWE BELT REMOVAL
Park tractor o nalevel s urface° Engage
parking b rake
Remove screws f rom lefthand mandrel
cover a ndremove cover,
e Roll b eltover t hetopoflefthand man-
dret p ulley.
Remove belt f rom electric c lutch pulley.
o Remove beltfrom idler p ulleys.
Remove anydirtorgrass clippings
which may have accumulated around
mandrels and entire upper d eck sur -
face_
Check p rimao, idter a rm andtwoidlers
toseethatthey rotate f reely.
o Besurespring i s securely hooked toprF
mary idler a rmandbolt i nmower hous_
ing.
MOWER D RIVE BELT INSTALLATION
Install be_t inbothidlers. M ake sure belt
isinboth belt k eepers a ttheidlers as
shown
Install new beltonto electric c lutch pul o
tey,
®Rolt b elt i ntoupper g roove o flefthand
mandrel pulley.
o Carefully check b eltrouting m aking s ure
belt i sinthegrooves c orrectly and
inside bett k eepers
Reassemb!e !efthand mandrel cover.
Left Hand
Mandrel
Cover X
Screws
Idler
Pulleys
Electric
Clutch
Mower
Drive Belt
Mandrel
Primary
Idler Arm
Belt
Keepers
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