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Craftsman EZ3 917.273022 Owner's Manual page 26

20.0 hp electric start 46" mower automatic garden tractor
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Left Hand
Idler Arm
Spring
Anti-Sway-Bar
Bracket
Pulley
Right Hand
Mandrel
Cover
TO ADJUST
ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH
The electric clutch should provide years of
service.
The clutch has a built-in brake
that stops the pulley within 5 seconds.
Eventually, the internal brake will wear
which may cause the mower blades to not
engage, or, to not stop as required.
Adjustments should be made by your
nearest authorized
service center/depart-
ment.
* Make sure attachment
clutch and igni-
tion switches are in "OFF" position.
• Adjust the three nylon Iocknuts until
space between clutch plate and rotor
measures .012" at all three slot loca-
tions cut in the side of brake plate.
Clutch Plate
.012"
Slot(3)
Brake Plate
Nylon Locknut
NOTE:
After installing
a new electric
clutch, run tractor at full throttle and
engage and disengage
electric clutch 10
cycles to Wear in clutch plate.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed
jn high-
est gear, then brake must be adjusted.
• Depress clutch/brake
pedal and engage
parking brake.
• Measure distance between
brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
• If distance is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes-l-I/2".
Retighten jam nut
against nut "A".
• Road test tractor for proper stopping
,,
distance as stated above.
Readjust if ""
necessary.
If stopping
distance
is still
9reater than six (6)feet
in highest
gear,
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact
your nearest
authorizedser-
vice center/department.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Jam Nut
)perating
Arm
\
/
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For ease of service
there
is a belt installation
guide decal on bottom
of left footrest.
• Remove
mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of this manual.)
BELT REMOVAL-
• Engage parking
brake (creates
slack in
belt).
• Remove
belt from clutching
and fan
idler pulleys.
• Loosen belt keeper above transaxle
pul-
ley.
• Remove
belt from transaxle
pulley.
• Remove
belt from engine pulley and
front V-idler pulley.
• Pull belt out of all belt keepers
and
remove from tractor.
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