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Craftsman 917.273645 Owner's Manual page 25

Lawn tractor 18.5 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission

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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.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1.
Remove
mower
(See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire
motion
drive belt
and position
of all belt guides
and keepers.
2.
Disconnect
clutch
wire harness.
3.
Remove
clutch
Iocator.
4.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Remove
belt downward
from engine
pulley
and around
electric
clutch.
6.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley.
7.
Remove
belt from center span
keeper
and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Carefully
work
new belt down onto the
input pulley.
2.
Slide belt into the center span keeper.
3.
Pull belt toward
front of tractor
and roll
belt around
electric
clutch and onto
engine
pulley.
4.
Install
belt through
stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Reinstall
clutch
Iocator
and tighten
nut
securely.
6.
Reconnect
clutch
harness.
7.
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
8.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
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Harness
Input Pulley
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TRANSAXLE
MOTION
CONTROL
LEVER
NEUTRAL
ADJUSTMENT
The motion
control
lever has been preset
at the factory
and adjustment
should
not
be necessary.
1.
Loosen
adjustment
bolt in front of the
right rear wheel,
and lightly tighten.
2.
Start engine
and move motion
con-
trol lever until tractor
does not move
forward
or backward.
3.
Hold motion
control
lever in that posi-
tion and turn engine
off.
4.
While
holding
motion
control
lever in
place,
loosen
the adjustment
bolt.
5.
Move motion
control
lever to the neu-
tral (N) (lock gate) position.
6.
Tighten
adjustment
bolt securely.
NOTE:
If additional
clearance
is needed
to get to adjustment
bolt, move mower
deck height
to the lowest
position.
After above
adjustment
is made,
if the
tractor
still creeps
forward
or backward
while
motion
control
lever is in neutral
position,
follow these steps:
1.
Loosen
the adjustment
bolt.
2.
Move the motion
control
lever 1/4
to
1/2 inch in the direction
it is trying to
creep.
3.
Tighten
adjustment
bolt securely.
4.
Start engine
and test.
5.
If tractor
still creeps,
repeat
above
steps
until satisfied.
Motion Control Lever
Neutral
Lock Gate
TRANSMISSION
REMOVAL/
REPLACEMENT
Should your transmission
require removal for
service or replacement,
it should be purged
after reinstallation
and before operating
the
tractor.
See "PURGE TRANSMISSION"
in
the Operation
section of this manual.
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