Belt Replacement; Tire Pressure - Craftsman 247.29933 Operator's Manual

205cc engine rear tine tiller
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LUBRiCATiON
After every 10operatinghours,oil or greasethe lubricationpoints.Use
cleanlubricatingoil (#30 weightmotoroil is suitable)and cleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metallubricantis preferred,if
available).See Figure25.
Handlebar
Hardware
Regulator
Lever
Shaft
Tin_
R
Figure25
Removethewheels,clean thewheelshaft and applya thin
coatingof grease.
Greasethe back,front and sidesof the depth regulatorlever.
Removethetines and cleanthe fine shaft. Usea file or sandpa-
per to gently removeany rust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundthe holesin the shaft). Applygreaseto the endsof the
shaftbeforeinstalling t he tines.
Oil the threadson the handlebaradjustmentlock and the
handlebarattachingscrews.
Oil the pivot pointon the clutchhandleand the clutchcable.
TIRE PRESSURE
Checktheair pressurein bothtires.The air pressureshouldbe
between15-20PSI. Keepbothtires equallyinflated to help prevent
machinefrom pullingto one side.
HARDWARE
Beforeperforming any type of maintenanceon the machine,wait for
all partsto stop movingand disconnectthe spark plugwire. Failure
to followthis instruction couldresult inpersonalinjury or property
damage.
Checkfor looseor missinghardwareafter every 10operatinghours
and tightenor replace-- as needed-- beforereusingthe tiller.Be
sureto checkthe screwsunderneaththe tillerhood that securethe
transmissioncoverand the DepthRegulatorLeverto thetransmission.
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BELT REPLACEMENT
Yourtiller hasbeen engineered with a beltdesignedfor long life
and optimalperformance.Useonly a factoryauthorizedbeltas an
"over-the-counter"belt maynot performsatisfactorily. T he procedure
requiresaveragemechanical a bility and commonlyavailabletools.
To replacethe drivebelt, followthese steps:
1.
Removethe beltcover fromthe Idt sideof the tiller by removing
the two hexwasherscrewsfrom the topof the beltcover.See
Figure26.
2.
Removethe cap lock nutand flat washerfrom the front sideof the
beltcover.Removethe hexwasherscrewat theback of the cover.
See Figure26.
Hex Washer Screws
Figure26
Removethe belt keeperassemblylocatedbehindthe engine
pulleyby removingthe two hex lock screws.See Figure27.
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Figure27
Removethe idler pulleyby removing the hex screwand jamlock
nutsecuringitto the idlerpulleybracket.See Figure27.

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