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Craftsman EZ3 917.270622 Owner's Manual page 24

15.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

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BELT INSTALLATION
o Install new belt in reverseorder of
removal.
Mandrel
Pulley
. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
° Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
"{our tractor is equipped with an adjustable
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.
o Measure distance between brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
o if distance is other than 1½".loosen jam
nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes 1½". Retighten jam nut against
nut "A".
o 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 necessary.
Contact your nearest authorized service
center.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Jam Nut
Operating
rrn
TO REPLACE
MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking brake.
For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide deca! 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 cool-
ing fan blades.
• Pull belt toward front of tractor and
remove downward from around engine
pulley.
° Install new belt by reversing above pro-
cedure.
Eng, ne ....
iJ
Pulley
755__\
Clutching idler__
Stationary Idler...___
I
Transmission
I1 / J
Input Pu
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