To Remove Drive Belt; To Replace Drive Belt; To Adjust Handle - Husqvarna 917.376822 Owner's Manual

TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
1. Remove drive cover and belt keeper.
2. Remove belt from gearcase pulley.
3. Turn lawn mower on its side with air
filter and carburetor down.
4. Remove blade and engine pulley.
Drive
/ cover
Gearcase
pulley
Belt
Belt
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TO REPLACE DRIVE BELT
1. Place new drive belt on engine pulley,
inside belt retainer.
2. Route the other end of the new drive
belt through hole in housing.
3. Reinstall blade.
4. Return mower to upright position.
5. Install new belt on gearcase pulley.
6. Reinstall belt keeper and drive cover.
NOTE: Always use factory approved belt
to assure proper fit and long life.
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TO ADJUST HANDLE
The handle can be mounted in a high or
low position. The mounting holes in the
bottom of lower handle are off center for
raising or lowering the handle.
1. Remove upper handle and wire tie(s)
securing cable(s) to lower handle.
2. Remove hairpin cotters from lower
handle bracket mounting pin.
3. Squeeze lower handle in to remove it
from mounting pins.
4. Turn lower handle over to raise or
lower handle.
5. Squeeze lower handle in and position
holes onto mounting pins on handle
bracket.
6. Reassemble upper handle and all
parts removed from lower handle.
Handle
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SQUEEZE 1
TO ADJUST
Lower handle
Mounting pin
Hairpin cotter
Hairpin
Mounting;
pin
LOW POSITION
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HIGH POSITION
Lower
handle
ROTATE
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