Craftsman EZ3 917.259556 Owner's Manual page 21

TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adiust the mower whet actor is parked on level 9round or
If fires are over or _mde_sftated you w_l no_p_opedy adiust
you_ mower
SiD ..TO S/DE ADJUSTMENT See Fgs 2I and 22
o Raise mower to its highest position.
. At the m dpoint of both sides of mower 'neasure hei9ht
from bettoR' edge of mower to ground Distance A"on
both sides of mower sho._}d be the same o_ wthin i/4"
of each other
fad ustment is necessary make ad ustr'_ent on one
side of mower orly.
o To iase one sale of mower, tighten Ift iink ad ustr e t
nut on that sale
T'o lower one side of rr ower, boner ift nk adjustment
nut on that sde
NOTE: Each f_ turn of ad t stment r_utw/I cha_ge mower
height about 1/8'
o Rec _eck mean xremer ts after ad}ustir g
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AO ;USTt, aEHT NUT
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FRONToTO BACK ADJ JSTM_:K'I (See Fgs, 23 and 24}
IMPORTANT; D CXMJSTBELEVELSDtE,_YO,S/DE,/F
THE F'OL,OWiNG _;:RONT, TO BACK A©JUSTMEtqT S
NECESSARY BE SURE TOAD JUST BOTH FRONT LNKS
EQUALLY SO MOWER W .L S'AY LEVEL SDE,TO
SDE
To obtan the best cuttng resats the mower hot_sie!_
shoud be ad usted so that the front is approx mate y 'i/8' to
1/2" bwer than the rear wren the mows is _, ts h {;best
Check adiuat_Ye_'_toh rght side of tractor MeasuH:_ ds._
farce'9 d recfly it: fro_t at_dbehind the ma'_dre at boltom
edge of mowe _house 9 as st' owr_,
o Bdo_e making a:_y necessary ad ustmer_t% check tha
bert' front :nks are equa n ength_ Both Ik_ts shoud be
approx rRalely 103/8"
o If lirtks are qot equa r eru;_th,ad st ore }_k to same
length as other _nk.
To lower front of :sower oose: nut E'* o_ '_, b oth front
irks ar equ@ n Jmber ot tums_
o When dstahee _D" s 1/8 to 1/2 ower at frotst th;<"
rear, tghte_ nuts "F' agai_sst trunno_ on bert front
Inks.
o To raseffortt o mowe oosen hut ?_on trunn o%o_s
both front Inks. _ ghter r_ut E ors both font nks a_
equa¢ numbs" of t_mxs
o When dstance D" s I/8 to 1/2' ower at front tha_
rear tighten nut F aga nut tr: nn or on beth fro_t / r_ks.
o Recheck s de_t( .ede a@ _stment
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BOTR F:RONT LINKS MUS'T BR ffQ,,,_AL _t_Lf_NGTN
NUT F
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FRONT UNKS TRONN_ON
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