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Craftsman 917.27668 Operator's Manual page 21

Lawn tractor 24.0 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission

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WARNING:
TO AVOID
SERIOUS
INJURY,
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY SER-
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress
brake pedal fully and set parking
brake.
2.
Place
attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
3.
Turn ignition
key to "STOP"
and remove
key.
4.
Make sure the blades
and all moving
parts have completely
stopped.
5.
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.
IMPORTANT:
If an attachment
other than
the mower
is to be mounted
on the tractor,
remove
the front link (E) and rear lift liks
(C) from tractor
and hook the clutch
spring
(Q) into the cable
guide on front edge of
lower dash.
TO INSTALL
MOWER
Be sure tractor
is on level surface
and
engage
parking
brake.
1.
Lower
attachment
lift lever to it's lowest
position.
A CAUTION:
Lift lever is spring
loaded.
Have a tight grip on lift lever, lower
it
slowly
and engage
in lowest
position.
NOTE:
Be sure mower
side suspension
arms (A) are pointing
forward
before
slid-
ing mower
under tractor.
2.
Slide mower
under tractor
until it is
centered
under tractor.
3. ATTACH
MOWER
SIDE SUSPENSION
ARMS
(A) TO CHASSIS
- Position
hole
in arm over pin (B) on outside
of tractor
chassis
and secure
with washer
and
retainer
spring.
4.
Repeat
on opposite
side of tractor.
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