Craftsman 917.28712 Owner's Manual page 25

9. Push clutch cable housing guide (P)
into bracket, slide collar (L) onto guide
and secure with retainer spring (K).
10. Hook end of clutch cable spring (Q)
into hole in idler arm (R).
11. Install belt onto engine clutch pulley (M).
IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves.
12. Raise attachment lift lever to highest
position.
13. If necessary, adjust gauge wheels be-
fore operating mower as shown in the
Operation section of this manual.
TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to
the PSI shown on tires. If tires are over
or under inflated, it may affect the appear-
ance of your lawn and lead you to think
the mower is not adjusted properly.
VISUAL SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
1. With all tires properly inflated and if
your lawn appears unevenly cut, de-
termine which side of mower is cutting
lower.
NOTE: As desired, you can raise the low
side of mower or lower the high side.
2. Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.
3. With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn
lift link adjustment nut (A) to the left
to lower the mower, or, to the right to
raise the mower.
Turn nut right
to raise mower
Turn nut left
to lower mower
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NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will
change mower height about 3/16".
4. Test your adjustment by mowing some
uncut grass and visually checking the
appearance. Readjust, if necessary,
until you are satisfied with the results.
PRECISION SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
1. With all tires properly inflated, park
tractor on level ground or driveway.
Al_ CAUTION: Blades are sharp. Protect
your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade
with heavy cloth.
2. Raise mower to its highest position.
3. At both sides of mower, position blade
at side and measure the distance
(A) from bottom edge of blade to the
ground. The distance should be the
same on both sides.
4. If adjustment is necessary, see steps 2
and 3 in Visual Adjustment instructions
above.
5. Recheck measurements, adjust if nec-
essary until both sides are equal.
FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side-
to-side.
To obtain the best cutting results, the
mower blades should be adjusted so the
front tip is 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear
tip when the mower is in its highest posi-
tion.
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