Mower Installation; Mower Drive Belt Removal - Craftsman 917.254274 Owner's Manual

REPAIR AND ADJUSTMENT
19. Mower Insta#atlon
Your Mower installs without the use of tools Raise Attach-
ment Lift Lever (Fig 27) to its highest position Turn height
adjustment knob to lowest position (Fig 28)_
a Slide Mower under tractor, discharge guard to RH
Side
b Install front hinge pin through axle and parallel rink
(Fig_ 29) Secure with retainer spring
c Installrear hinge pin through mower rift brackets and
parallel link (Fig 29), Secure with retainer spring,
d Install clutch rod in clutch lever (Fig 29 )
e_
Move Attachment rift lever (Fig 27) forward to lower
suspension arms Slide trunnions through lift
bracket holes and secure with retainer spdngs (Fig
26)
f Roll belt over engine pulley. Make sure belt is
inside belt guides (Fig_28)_ See beit drive schematic
decal on mower housing
g Use Attachment lift lever (Fig 27) to raise mower
h Turn height adjustment knob clockwise (,_".) to the
middle of #s travel, or to desired cut height.
20_ Mower Drive Belt Removal
NOTE: MOWER BELT INSTALLATION DECAL LOCATED
ON MOWER HOUSING
REPLACE ONLY WITH THE BELTS SPECIFIED IN THIS
MANUAL
a Place attachment clutch lever in "Disengaged"posi-
tion (Fig 27)_
b Turn height adjustment knob to lowest position
Move Attachment lift lever (Fig 27) forward to lower
mower to its lowest position_
c Roll belt off engine pulley (Fig 28)
"HIGHEST _
POSITION
N_ LIFT LEVER
PL, UNGE R LIFT
LEVER
ATTACHME __W
CLUTCHLEVER._._._ ._"_
"DISENGAGED _ j ' -'--_ "
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FIGURE 27
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3ELT
ENGINE
PULLEY _
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FIGURE 2 8
CLUTCH PARALLEL RETAINER
ROD RETAINER LINK FRONT SPRINGS
SPRING _ AXLE
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d Pull bell off beth mandrels
e, Spring bell guide away form idler pulley and pull belt
off idler pulley
t Slide belt from under extension spring
REAR
HINGE
PIN
FIGURE 29
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