Craftsman 917.252541 Owner's Manual page 22

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WITHPARKINGBRAKE "ENGAGED"
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 24)
The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without tools,
Park the tractor on level surface
Engage parking brake.
BELT REMOVAL -
°
Remove
mower from tractor (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual),
Work belt off both mandrel pulteys and idler pulleys.
Pull belt away from mower,
BELT INSTALLATION -
Install new belt in reverse order of removat_
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt
guides
°
Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.
NUT "A"
JAM NUT
OPERATING
ARM
FIG. 25
MANDREL
IDLER
PULLEY
PULLEYS
MANDREL
PULLEY
FIG. 24
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 26)
Park the tractoron levef surface, Engage parking brake,
For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on
bottom side of left footresL
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Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual,.)
.
Remove upper belt keeper°
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler_
Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove belt
upwards from transaxle pulley by deflecting belt keep-
ers,
Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downwards
from around engine pulley,,
°
install new belt by reversing above procedure°
IMPORTANT:
MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS
POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TABS_
TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 25)
Your tractor is equipped witt_ an edjustabre brake system
which is mounted on the rig; ,t si_e of the transaxle_
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance
at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted,
°
Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage parkingbrake.
Measure distance between brake operating arm and
nut "A" on brake rod_
Ifdistance is other than 1- 1/2", loosen jam nut and turn
nut "A" until distance becomes 1-1/2"o Retighten jam
- nut against nut "A".
Road test tractor for proper stopping distance as stated
above° Readjust if necessary. If stopping distance is
still greater than six (6) feet in highest gear, further
maintenance is necessary_ Contact your nearest au-
thorized service center/department.
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PULLEY
CLUTCHING
IDLER
IDLER
PULLEY
_LOCATOR
TABS
_'UPPER
BELT
KEEPER
FIG. 26

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