To Replace Mower Blade Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.273050 Owner's Manual

Bcrews
Left Hand Idler Electric
Mandrel Pulleys Clutch
Primary
tdler Arm
Hand
Mandrel
Drive Belt
Belt
Keepers
Bolt in
Housing
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 manual).
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual).
• Remove screws from R.H. mandrel
cover and remove cover. Unhook
spring from bolt on mower housing.
• Carefully roll belt off R.H. mandrel
pulley.
• Remove belt from center mandrel
pulley, idler pulley, and L.H. mandrel
pulley.
• Remove any dirt or grass which may
have accumulated around mandrels
and entire upper deck surface.
Hand
Mandrel
Secondary
• Check secondary idler arm and idler tc
see that they rotate freely.
• Be sure spring is hooked in secondary
idler arm and sway-bar bracket.
• Install new belt in lower groove of L.H.
mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
• Roll belt over R.H. mandrel pulley.
Make sure belt is in all grooves
properly.
• Reconnect spring to bolt in mower
housing and reinstall R.H. mandrel
cover.
• Reinstall mower to tractor (See
"INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT'
in the Assembly section of this
manual).
• Reassemble mower drive belt (See
'_O REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT'
in this section of this manual).
Mower Blade
Drive Belt
Mandrel
,Right Hand
Mandrel Cover
Spirng
Anti-Sway
Bar Bracket Idler
Pulley
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