Craftsman 917.270741 Owner's Manual page 23

• Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
• Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Mandrel
M_
Pulley
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 turn 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 authorized
service center/department.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Nut
Arm
Do Not touch this nut. If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact your
nearest authorized service center/department
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TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. En-
gage parking brake. For assistance,
there is a belt installation guide decal on
bottom side of left footrest.
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual.)
• Remove belt from stationary idler and
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
Clutching Idler--
Stationary Idler----....
Transmission
Input Pulley\
C
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.
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL
LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The motion control lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
° Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the
right rear wheel, and lightly tighten.
° Start engine and move motion control
lever until tractor does not move
forward or backward.
• Hold motion control lever in that
position and turn engine off.