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Sears 917.25741 Owner's Manual page 12

St/16 garden tractor

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~;~~ yo t'
transaxle
(transmission) drive
belt adiustment
A new belt
wi
ll stretch after the f irst few hours of operat io
n,
t
hen
after in it ia
l stretch,
ad
ju
stment
i
s se
ldom
ne
c
es-
sary.
FIG. 21
1"
6-
2
~TOP
OF
FRAME
l.
Loosen
bolt
in
flat
idler and
frame, and
p~sh
idler and bo
l
t down in
slot
of
frame until center of idler
pulley
on
idler brocket (just
bock
of engine), is
6
1
2
inches above frame as shown. Tighten
bolt
in
flat
idler
and
frame secure
ly.
NOTE: Foot pedal
should be in vertical
or
just bock of ve rt
ical
pos it ion with clutch
engaged.
New
belts
will
stretch after
a few hours of
operation
,
then after
ini
t ia
l
stretch
,
adjustment is seldom
necessary. Adjust
belt after
fi~st
10 hours
of operation.
brake
adiustment
4-3/
8''
----·-
;
I
FOOT PEDAL
TOP
OF
FRAME
FIG.
22
To
adjust
broke,
loosen nut bock
of
turnbuckle and turn turn buc
kl
e (c loc
kwi
se when stand ing in
front
of
tractor),
one
turn
at o
time
until foot pedal has about 4 inches of
travel from
c lutc
h
e ngaged to full
broke
pos it ion
,
or centerof
idler is
about
4-3/
8
above frame as
shown.
Tab on idler brocket will
deflect be lt slightly. Tighten
jam
nu
t
against t
u
rnbuck le to lock
turnbuckle
in posit ion.
Keep
broke
prope
rly
adjusted
especially
in hilly terrain.
park
braiCe
lock adiustment
To
t
ighten parking broke loosen hex
nuts
(A
and
B).
Rotate
parking lock leve
r t
o
lock
posit
ion
.
By hand
press foot
pedal forwa
rd to
full
broke position.
Wh
i
le holding broke
ped
al forward
t
ig hte
n
n
u
t (B
),
against bushing
(C),
f inger
tight.
Release foot
pedal, and turn
nut
(
B),
bock
aga inst bushing
(C
), two a
ddi
t iona
l
turn
s. T ighten nut
(A),
against
nut
(B),
to lock in pos ition. Place h
igh-low
lever in
neu
t
ral
pos it ion. Pul
l
parkin
g lo
c
k lever back
(
lock
)
pos it ion.
Rear
wheels
of
tractor shou ld slide when tractor
i
s
pu shed
.
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73
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