Craftsman EZ3 917.270921 Owner's Manual page 24

19.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor
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TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE
DRIVE BELT
The mower blade drive belt may be
replaced without tools. Park the tractor
on level surface.
Engage parking brake.
BELT REMOVAL-
• Remove mower from tractor (See "TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section of
this manual).
• Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys and
idler pulleys.
• Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
• Install new belt in reverse order of
removal.
• Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
• Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Mandrel
Pulley
Idler
Pullq
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjust-
able brake system which is mounted on
the side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance.at
high speed
in
highest gear, then brake must be
adjusted.
• Depress
clutch/brake
pedal and
engage
parking brake.
• Measure
distance between
brake
operating arm and nut =A" on brake
rod.
• If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and tum nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-9/16".
Retighten jam nut
against nut =A".
• 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 your nearest
authodzed
service center/department.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
=A m
Jam Nut
Arm
Do not touch this nut, If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact your
nearest authorized service center/departn"
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Eng_
parking brake.
For assistance,
there i,,
belt installation guide decal on bottorr
side of left footrest.
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section of this
manual.)
• Remove belt from stationary idler at
clutching idler.
• Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove belt upwards from
transmission
input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
• Pull belt toward front of tractor and
remove downward from around
engine
pulley.
• Install new belt by reversing above
procedure,
Engine Pulley--
Clutchingldler /
Statior_W Idler
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