Belt Installation; To Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.270821 Owner's Manual

"BELT IN_ IALI.AI IUN.-
• Install new belt in reverse order of
removal.
Mandrel
Pulley
andinside a n guides;
• Install mower,in reverse order of
removal instructions.
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Yourtractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
if tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stoppingdistance at high speed in highest
gear, then brake must be adjusted.
• Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage
park_gbrake.
• Measure distance between brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A"on brake rod.
• If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A"untildistance
.becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam nut
against nut "A".-
• Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stoppingdistance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highestgear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Cq0tact your nearest=.authodzedser-
vice center/department.
"With Parking Brake
Jam =Engaged"
Nut
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.
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual.)
• Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
• Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades.
• Pull belt toward front of tractor and
remove downward from around engine
pulley.
• Install new belt by reversing above pro-
cedure.
Engine
Pulley.
Clutching
Stationary
Transmission
Input Pulley
Arm
nut. If further brake adjust-
meaJ,Js ne=cessarycontact your nearest autho-
rized service center/department
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