Craftsman 917.28634 Operator's Manual page 21

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) and belt
keepers (G),
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
_b retainer springs and washers.
CAUTION. After rear lift links are
disconnected, the attachment lift lever wilt
be spring loaded, Have a tight grip on lift
lever when changing position of the lever,
8, 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 tiks
(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.
,ik 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 SUSPEN-
SION ARMS (A) TO CHASSIS - Posi-
tion hole in arm over pin (B) on outside
of tractor chassis and secure with
retainer spring.
4, Repeat on opposite side of tractor,