Craftsman EZ3 917.273021 Owner's Manual page 25

Check primary idler arm and two idlers
_to that rotate freely.
they
see
Be sure spring is securely hooked to pri-
mary idler arm and bolt in mower hous-
ing.
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
• Install belt in both idlers. Make sure belt
is in both belt keepers at the idlers as
shown.
Screws
Left Hand
Mandrel
• Install new belt onto electric clutch pul-
• _il belt into upper groove of left hand
mandrel pulley.
• Carefully check belt routing making sure
belt is in the grooves correctly and
inside belt keepers.
• Reassemble left hand mandrel cover.
Electdc
Clutch
Pulley
Idler
Pulleys
Pdmary
Idler Arm
Keepers
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake.
• Remove mower drive belt (See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manu_ll).
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual).
• Remove screws from right hand man-
drel cover and remove cover. Unhook
springfrom bolt on mower housing.
• Carefully roll belt off right hand mandrel
pulley.
• Remove belt from center mandrel pul-
ley, idler pulley, and left hand mandrel
pulley.
• Remove any dirt or grass which may
hav=e accumulated around mandrels and
entire upper deck surface.
• Check secondary idler arm and idler to
see that they rotate freely.
• Be sure spnng is hooked in secondary
idler arm and sway-bar bracket.
• Install new belt in lower groove of left
hand mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
Roll belt over right hand mandrel pulley.
i Make sure ,s grooves properly.
belt in all
Reconnect spring to bolt in mower
housing and reinstall right hand mandrel
cover.
• Reinstall mower to tractor (See
=INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT"
in the Assembly section of this manual).
• Reassemble mower drive belt(See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).
25