Craftsman 917.273201 Owner's Manual page 25

MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
• Install belt in both idlers. Make sure belt
is in both belt keepem at the idlers as
shown.
• Install new belt onto electric clutch pul-
ley.
Screws
Left Hand
Mandrel
Cover _= '
Idler
Pulleys
• Roll 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.
Mower
Ddve Belt
Left Hand
Mandrel
Pdmary
Idler Arm Belt
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 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 pul-
ley.
• Remove belt from center mandrel pul-
ley, idler pulley, and L.H. mandrel pulley.
• Remove any dirt or grass which may
have accumulated around mandrels and
entire upper deck surface.
Check secondary_-idler arm and idler to
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
"tNSTALL 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).
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