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Craftsman EZ3 917.273022 Owner's Manual page 10

20.0 hp electric start 46" mower automatic garden tractor
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IMPORTANT:
Chock belt for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves.
Install
belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
• Install one front link in top hole of the
right hand front mower bracket and right
hand front suspension bracket. ,Retain
with two single loop retainer spnngs as
shown.
• Install second front link In left hand
front suspension
bracket
only and
retain with single loop retainer spring as
shown.
• Turn height adjustment knob counter-
clockwise until it stops.
• Lower mower linkage with attachment
lift control.
• Place the left hand suspension arm on
inward pointing dock pin. If necessary,
rock and raise front otmower
to align
dock pin with the hole in suspension
arm.
Retain with double loop retainer
spring with loops down as shown.
• Slide left side of mower back and install
the unattached front link in top hole of
the left hand front mower bracket.
Retain with single loop retainer spring
as shown.
• Place the dght hand suspension arm on
inward pointing deck pin. If necessary,
rock and raise front otmower
to align
deck pin with the hole in suspension
arm.
Retain with double loop retainer
spring with loops down as shown.
Shoulder
Bolt
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
Chassis
(Inward pointing
deck pins)
Bracket
• Connect anti-sway bar to chassis brack-
et under left footrest and retain with
double loop retainer spring.
• Turn height adjustment knob clockwise
to remove slack from mower suspen-
sion.
• Raise mower to highest position.
Assemble gauge wheels (See "TO
ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS"
in the
Operation section of this manual).
CHECK
MOWER
LEVELNESS
For best cutting results, mower should be
propedy leveled.
See "TO LEVEL
MOWER
HOUSING
in the Service and
Adjustments section of this manual.
CHECK
FOR PROPER
POSITION
OF
ALL BELTS
See the figures that are shown for replac-
ing motion, mower drive, and mower blade
drive belts in the Service and Adjustments
section of this manual.
Verify that the
belts are routed correctly.
INSTALL
MULCHER
PLATE
• Install two latch hooks to mulcher plate
using screw, washer, lock washer, and
weld nut as shown.
Suspension
Arms
Suspension
Front Mower
Gauge
Wheel
3/8 Washer
3/8-16
Center
Locknut
Use Pliers for
Retainer Springs
Double Loop
Retainer Sp_ng
Anti-Sway
Bar
Idler
Pulley
Retainer Springs
Discharge Guard
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