Mower Installation; Mower Drive Belt Removal - Craftsman 917.254722 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBL Y
6. Mower tnsta#ation
Your 44_'mower installs without the use of tools.
CLUTCH
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TRUNNION
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R E T A'it',_ E R
SPRING
RETAINER SPRING
CLUTCH LEVER \
--_" RETAINER SPRING
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PARALLEL
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LIFT
BRACKET DISCHARGE
GUARD
a. Raise lift lever (Fig. 9) to its highest position.
b. Turn height adjustment knob counterclockwise
(.f"..) to fewest position tFig. 9).
c. Slide mower under tractor, discharge guard to
R.H. side.
d.
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install ,"ear hinge pin through ;-newer hft brackets
spring.
Instal! clutch rod in clutch lever iF,g. 7!. Secure
with :etainef spring.
Move lift ,'ever forward tO lower Suspens..on
8F,'_S .
Slide trunnion.s through _ear L, f t bracket l_o_es
and secure w/t!b retainer spring,'Fig. 71.
FIGURE 7
h. Roll belt over engine pulley. Make sure t_elt ls
reside belt guides IF_g. 81. See belt drive sche
rnat_c decal on mower housing.
ENGIN_ PULLEY /
.' Use lift lever to ra;se i71ower.
i Turn ,,height ady'ust?,',ent knob u_oekw;se i.--_i to
the m_ddle of ds travel.
FIGURE 8
ATTACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER
"ENGAGED" POS1T!ON --.-...
ATTACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER
"DISENGAGED" POSiTiON
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HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB
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L}FT "'HIGHEST "
LEVER POSITION
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LIFT
LEVER
"LOWEST" POSITION
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7. Mower Drive Belt Removal
REPLACE ONLY WITH BELTS SPECIFIED IN THIS
MANUAL.
a. Place attachment clutch lever in 'disengaged"
position !_ig. 9}.
b. Turn height adj_stment i_nob counterclockwise
_r",i to lowest position.
c. Move attachment lift lever !Fig. 9) forward to
lower mower to its lowest
positiof'!.
d. Roll belt off engine pulley {Fig. 8i.
e Use t,2' wrench to loosen two nuts on .q H.
belt guard. Pui/ belt off pulley (Fig. 10t.
f. Use 9_t6" wrench to loosen nut on L.H. id!e,
pulley. Puft belt off pulley (Fig. 10).
g. Slide bett from under spring.
h. To replace mower drive belt. reverse above pro
cedure. Make sure drive belt iS inside mower
drive pulley belt guides (Fig. 8).
NOTE: BELT GUIDE TO BELT CLEARANCE SHOULD E'
MAINTAINED AT 5/32" to t/4".
FIGURE 9
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