Service And Adjustments; Cleaning; To Remove Mower - Craftsman 917.276640 Operator's Manual

20.0 hp, 42" mower, electric start, automatic transmission
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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 auto-
motive
type wax.
We do not recommend
using a garden
hose or pressure
washer
to clean your
tractor
unless the engine
and transmis-
sion are covered
to keep water out. Water
in engine
or transmission
will shorten
the
useful life of your tractor.
Use compressed
air or a leaf blower to remove
grass,
leaves and trash from tractor
and mower.
WARNING:
TO AVOID
SERIOUS
INJURY,
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY SER-
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress
clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking
brake.
2.
Place
motion
control
lever in neutral
(N) position.
3.
Place
attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
4.
Turn ignition
key 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.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER
1.
Place attachment
clutch
in "DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
2.
Lower
attachment
lift lever to its lowest
position.
3.
Roll belt off engine
pulley
(M).
4.
Remove
retainer
spring
(K), slide collar
(L) off and push housing
guide (P) out
of bracket.
5.
Remove
clutch
cable spring
(Q) from
idler arm (R).
6.
Disconnect
front link (E) from mower
- remove
retainer
spring
and washer.
7.
Go to either
side of mower
and discon-
nect mower
suspension
arm (A) from
chassis
pin (B) and rear lift link (C)
from rear mower
bracket
(D) - remove
retainer
springs
and washers.
8.
Go to other side of mower
and discon-
nect the suspension
arm and rear lift
link.
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CAUTION:
After rear lift links are dis-
connected,
the attachment
lift lever will be
spring
loaded.
Have a tight grip on lift lever
when changing
position
of the lever.
9.
Slide mower
out from under right side
of tractor.
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