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Craftsman 917.272262 Owner's Manual page 25

25.0 hp electric start 48" mower automatic lawn tractor

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5. Remove any dirtorgrass c lippings
which may have accumulated
around
mandrels and entire upper deck
surface.
6. Disconnect R.H. suspension arm from
rear deck bracket by removing
retainer spring.
7. Carefully roll belt over the top of R.H.
mandrel pulley.
8. Remove belt from electric clutch
pulley.
9. Remove belt from idler pulleys.
10.Check pdrnary idler arm and two
idlers to see that they rotate freely.
11. Be sure spdng Is securely hooked to
primary idler arm and spring arm.
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
12,Install belt in both idlers,
13.Install new belt onto electric clutch
pulley.
14.Carefully roll belt into upper groove of
R.H. mandrel pulley.
15.Carefully check belt routing making
sure belt is in the grooves correctly.
16.Reconnect R.H. suspension arm to
rear dock bracket with retainer spring.
17.Reassemble R.H. mandrel cover.
18. Engage belt tension rod by pushing
rod into locking bracket.
BeltTension
R.H. Mandrel
Electric
Rod
(Disengaged
Cover_
Clutch
Posit_on, )
4. Carefully roll bolt off L.H. mandrel
pulley.
5. Remove belt from center mandrel
pulley, idler pulley, and R,H. mandrel
pulley.
6. Remove any dirt or grass which may
have accumulated around mandrels
and entire upper deck surface.
7. Check secondary idler arm and idler
pulley to see that they rotate freely.
8. Be sure spring is hooked in secondary
idler arm and secondary spring arm.
9, Install now bolt in lower groove of R.H.
mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
10.Carafully roll belt over L.H. mandrel
pulley. Make sure belt is in all
grooves pmpedy.
t 1. Reinstall L.H. mandrel cover.
12. Reinstall mower to tractor (See
=INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE
BELT" in the Assembly section of this
manual).
13. Reassemble mower dave belt (See
"TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT"
in this section of this manual).
LH.
SecondaryIdler Arm
Spring Arm
Mandret
R.H,
Spnng
R.H,
Mandrel
Suspension
Arm
Pdmary
Idler Ann
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
Parkthe tractoron level surface. Engage
parking brake.
1, Remove mower drive belt (See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT* in
this section of this manual).
2. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER' in this section of this
manual).
3. Remove screws from L.H. mandrel
cover and remove cover.
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjust-
able brake system which is mounted on
the side of the transaxlo.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stoppingdistance at high speed in highest
gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.
1. Depress clutcl'v'orakepedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operating arm and nut =A" on brake
rod.
3. If distance is other than 1-11/16",
loosen jam nut and turn nut "A" until
distance becomes 1-11/16". Re-
tighten jam nut against nut "A".
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