Manual - Craftsman 917.98636 Operator's Manual

TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
The mower blade drive belt may be replaced
without tools. Park the tractor on level sur-
face. Engage parking brake.
BELT REMOVAL -
1. Remove mower from tractor (See "TO RE-
MOVE MOW ER" in this sec tion of manual).
2. Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and
idler pulleys.
3. Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Work belt around both mandrel pulleys
and idler pulleys
2. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
3. Install mower (See "To Install Mower" in
this section of this manual).
Mandrel
Pulley
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. En gage
parking brake. For as sis tance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -
1. Remove mower (See "TO RE MOVE
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and
position of all belt guides and keepers.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler (A) and
clutching idler (B).
3. Remove belt from centerspan idler (C).
6. Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor.
Carefully remove belt up wards from
trans mis sion input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades (D).
4. Remove belt downward from engine
pulley (E).
5. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the
steering plate (F) and remove from tractor.
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Install new belt from tractor rear to front,
over the steering plate (F) and above
clutch brake pedal shaft (G).
2. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll
belt onto engine pulley (E).
3. Pull belt toward rear of tractor. Carefully
work belt down around transmission
cooling fan and onto the input pulley (D).
Be sure belt is inside the belt keeper.
4. Install belt on centerspan idler (C).
5. Install belt through stationary idler (A)
and clutch ing idler (B).
6. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and in side all belt guides and keep ers.
7. Install mower (See "TO IN STALL MOW-
ER" in this sec tion of manual).
A
B
C
D
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E
F
G