Clutch Pulley - Craftsman 917.250480 Owner's Manual

SERVICE D ADJ ST ENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMUNG ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
o Depress clutcldbrake peda_ fully and set parking brake_
,, Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position,
o Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
- Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key,
* Make sure the biades and atl moving parts have completely stopped,
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 19)
= Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
= Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting.
, Lower mower to its lowest position.
= Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from bracket.
o Remove _etainer springs from suspension arms at
deck and disengage arms from deck.
• Raise attachment lift to its highest position.
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
remove links.
• Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pulley.
Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
iMPORTANT: iF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK lS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS,
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual.
ADJUSTMENT
SUSPENSION NUTS LIFT
AR M S LIN KS
CHASSIS
BRACKET
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
FRONT M OW_'N_
BRACKET
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 of this manual).
If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs, 19 and 20)
® Raise mower to its highest position.
o Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground
level at front corners of mower. Distance "A" on both
sides of mower should be the same.
If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower
height about 3/16".
. Recheck measurements after adjusting.
BOTTOM BOTTOM
OF CURL OF CURL
GROUND LINE
FiG. 20
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
LINKS
RETAINER
SPRINGS
RETAINER
SPRING
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ANTI-SWAY
BAR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
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BRACKET
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