To Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt; With Parking Brake "Engaged" - Craftsman 917.272059 Owner's Manual

Lawn tractor 16 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle
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Mandrel
Idler
Mane
Pulley
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjust-
able brake system
which is mounted
on
the right side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires
more than six (6) feet
stopping
distance
at high speed
in
highest gear on a level dry concrete
or
paved surface,
then brake must be
adjusted.
1. Depress
clutch/brake
pedal and
engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake
operating
arm and nut "A" on brake
rod.
3. If distance
is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-1/2".
Retighten
jam nut
against nut "A".
4. 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 neces-
sary.
Contact a Sears or other
qualified
service
center.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Nut =A"
Nut
ting
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking brake.
For assistance,
there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1. Remove
mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire motion drive belt
and position
of all belt guides
and
keepers.
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
3.
Remove
belt downward
from around
engine
pulley.
4.
Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove
belt upwards
from transaxle
pulley
by deflecting
belt keepers.
5.
Remove
belt from center span keeper
and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Carefully
work new belt down be-
tween
transaxle
belt keepers
and onto
the input pulley.
2.
Slide belt into the center span keeper.
3.
Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll
around
the top groove
of engine
pulley.
4.
Install belt through
stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides
and keep-
ers.
6.
Install mower (See "TO INSTALL
MOWER"
in this section of manual).
Engine__
Pulley
Clutching--------
Idler
Stationary I
c
K eeper
Transaxle-.
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