Sears 917.253250 Owner's Manual page 8

42 inch rotary mower
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~-----·~~---BELT
GUIDE
-
18.
Remove the two retainer spr ings
(L)
and
en-
gine
belt guard
(M). Screw,
bushing and nut
were shipped in place with
tractor.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
Remove nut,
lockwasher, a nd be lt
guard (K),
from front
of
idler
shaft assem
bly
(
F
)
. Place
belt
on
idler shea ve
s (P
)
and o
n
e ngine pul ley
(0),
as
shown. NOTE:
See
in sert
for
proper
way of insta lling be
lts
on id le
r pu
ll
eys (P
)
.
Backside
(outs
ide)
of
belt mu
st
be
placed
in
flat
(outside) idler.
Belt
must be
placed in
largest
groove on engine pulley
(0)
.
Refer
to
Fig.
12
.
Assemble adjusting .P.
in (N),
to threaded
end of belt tightener
link {Q
)
. Pin
will be fo und
in
plast
ic
bag.
See F ig. 12
. Insta
ll belt
t
ightener
link
(Q
)
thru open ing
in id ler s haft
assembly
(
F).
At-
tach
bent
e
nd of l ink
(Q)
to re
a
r end of be
lt
tightener
lever arm
(S)
.
Secure
wit
h smallest
retainer
spring. Spring reta ine rs will
be
found
in
plast
ic bag.
Refer to F ig. 12.
At tach
a
d just ing
pin
(N),
to idler frame
(R)
wit
h
la rge
st s
pring reta
iner.
Refer to
"
Belt Ad justme
nt"
,
page
8
.
Refer to F ig. 13.
Replace
be lt
gui
de
(K) on
front
idler
shaft
(
F)
adjust
belt
guide
(K) so
that it clears belt
by 1/16
to 1/8
inch,
when
belt
is tight
(cl
utch engaged) and
mower
is
in
lowest
cutt ing positi on
.
Then
raise mower
to
hiQhest
cutting
pos
iti
on and check be
lt gu
ide
(K)
to make certa
in
it c lears the be
lt
by
1/1
6
to 1/8 inch at top.
24
. Rei
n
stall eng
ine
bel
t guard (M) on
engine,
an
d
secure with two
re
tainer spri ng
s (L)
.
25, Adjust belt
s
ee Page 8 for
be
lt a
d
justment.
3722R-22 2.
.73
MACHINE SCREW
-
-BUS
HIN
G
V GROOVE
INSIDE
IDL
ER
FIG.
13
.
7
.
~
FIG. 14
26.
~
e
'e· ·::
F 1g. 14. After
adjusting
belt, assemble
s~
~
:
:e
·
;:,.,
II
rod
(T)
to snubber
weldment
(U),
cs
s
-::
...
~
r
F ig. 14, and
secure with
retainer
s ::· -;
:o.md in
plastic
bag.
ALWAYS GET ON
OR
OFF TRACTOR
FROM
THE
L
.H
. SIDE.
THIS
WILL
REDUCE
EX-
POSURE
TO
DISCHARGE AREA
AND AVOID
THE
POSS IBLE
OBSTRUCTION
OF LIFT
LE
VER
I
~
THE
OPERATOR'S PATH.
AL
't~
A
v
s
<::EP
ALL SHI ELDS,
AND SAFETY
DE
Y
CES
~
PLACE.
NEVER DIRECT DIS-
CHA=<G!:
c=
M
ATERIAL
TOWARD
BYSTAND-
ERS
,
C~
BL
,
_
D
J
~
GS
.
NEVER
ALLOW
ANYONE
NE
A~
•.•J..Cf-1 E,
W
HILE
IN OP
ERATION.

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