To Replace Mower Drive Belt; Mower Drive Belt Removal And Installation - Craftsman 917.275034 Owner's Manual

BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL
IN LENGTH
Front Plate Trunnion
Assembly
TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT
MOWER DRIVE BELT REMOVAL
1. Park tractor on a level surface.
Engage parking brake.
2. Remove screws from L.H. mandrel
cover and remove cover.
Screws
L.H.
Mandrel
Cover
3. Roll belt over the top of L.H. mandrel
pulley.
4. Remove belt from electric clutch
pulley.
5. Remove belt from idler pulleys.
6. Remove any dirt or grass clippings
which may have accumulated around
mandrels and entire upper deck
surface.
7. Check primary idler arm and two
idlers to see that they rotate freely.
8. Be sure spring is securely hooked to
primary idler arm and bolt in mower
housing.
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
9. Install belt in both idlers. Make sure
belt is in both belt keepers at the idlers
as shown.
10.Install new belt onto electric clutch
pulley.
11 .Roll belt into upper groove of L.H.
mandrel pulley.
12.Carefully check belt routing making
sure belt is in the grooves correctly
and inside belt keepers.
1 3. Reassemble L.H. mandrel cover.
Idler
Pulleys
Primary Idler Arm
Spring
Electric
Clutch
Pulley
L.H.
Mandrel
Bolt in
Mower
Housing
Mower Drive Belt
Belt Keepers
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