To Adjust Attachment Clutch; To Check And Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt; Transaxle Motion Control Lever Neutral Adjustment - Craftsman 917.276020 Owner's Manual

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 a Sears
or other qualified service center.
1. Make sure attachment clutch and igni-
tion switches are in "OFF" position.
2. 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.
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.
BELT REMOVAL -
2. Create slack in belt by removing
retainer spring from drive belt tension
handle.
3. Remove belt from all idler pulleys,
transaxle pulley and then from engine
pulley.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Instatl new belt around engine pulley
first, then around transaxle pulley and
lastly into all the idler pulleys.
2. Check to be sure belt is positioned cor-
rectly and is on proper side of all belt
keepers.
3. Engage the drive belt tension handle
and replace the retainer spring.
4. Reinstall mower.
Rotor-
SUot(3)
NyUon Locknut (3)
PUate
TO CHECK AND ADJUST BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to
stop at Mghest speed in Mghest gear on a
level, dry concrete or paved surface, then
brake must be checked and adjusted.
TO CHECK BRAKE
1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or
paved surface, depress clutch/brake
pedal all the way down and engage
parking brake.
2. Disengage transmission by placing
freewheel control in "transmission dis-
engaged" position. Pull freewheel con-
trol out and into the slot and release so
it is held in the disengaged position.
The rear wheels must lock and skid when
you try to manually push the tractor for-
ward. If the rear wheels rotate, the brake
needs to be adjusted or the pads need to
be replaced.
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Contact a Sears or other qualified service
center.
TO REPLACE MOTmON DRmVE 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.
1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this man- 25
ual.)
Retainer
Spring
Drive Belt
Tension
Handle
Transaxle Pulley
_ Belt Keeper
Flat Idler
Belt Belt
Keeper Keeper
Belt Clutching
Vqdler Keeper Clutching Flat Idler
Idler
TRANSAXLE MOTmON CONTROL LE-
VER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The motion control lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
1. Park Tractor on level surface. Stop
tractor by turning ignition key to "OFF"
position and engage parking brake.
2. Loosen the adjustment bolt in front of
the right rear wheel.
3. Move motion control lever to the neu-
tral position.
4. Tighten the adjustment bolt.
Adjustment Bolt