Drive Belt Installation; To Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt; Transaxle Gear Shift Lever Neutral Adjustment - Craftsman 917.272430 Owner's Manual

BELT INSTALLATION -
4. Install new belt in reverse order of
removal.
5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
6. Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Mandrel Idler Pulleys
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjust-
able brake system which is mounted on
the dght side of the transaxle.
If tractorrequires more than six (6) foot
stoppingdistance at high speed in highest
gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operating arm and nut "A" on brake
rod.
3. If distance is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A"until distance
becomes 1-1/2". Retighten jam nut
against nut "A'.
4. Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest
gear, further maintenance is neces-
sary, Contact a Sears or other
qualified service center.
With parking Brake
"Engaged"
Nut "A"
Jam Nut
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual.)
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
3. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove belt upwards from transaxle
pulley by deflecting belt keepers.
4. Pull belt toward front of tractorand
remove downwards from around
engine pulley.
5. Install new belt by reversing above
procedure,
Engine
Pulley
C_utching
Idler
Stationar
Idler
Transaxle
Pulley
TRANSAXLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The tmnsaxle should be in neutral when
the gear shill lever is in neutral (N) (lock
gate) position.The adjustment is preset at
the factory; however, if adjustment is
needed, proceed as follows:
1. Make sure transaxle is in neutral (N).
NOTE: When the tractor rear wheels move
freely, the transaxle is in neutral.
2. Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the
dght rear wheel.
3. Position the gear shift lever in the
neutral (N) position.
4. Tighten ad)ustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed
to get to adjustment bolt, move mower
deck height to the lowest position.
Operating Arm
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