Belt Removal; Belt Installation - Craftsman 917.25759 Owner's Manual

TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 24)
The mower Made drive belt rnay be replaced withoL_ttools_
Park the tractor on leve_ surface. Er_gage parking brake°
BELT REMOVAL
o Remove mower from t@_ctor (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual
o Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and id{er pulley.
, Pull belt away from mower
BELT INSTALLATION ..
, Instaii new belt in reverse order of removal
o Make sure belt is in ali puItey grooves and inside a}l belt
MANDREL
_DLER
PULLEY
FIG, 24
TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 25)
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system
which is mounted on the fight side of the transaxte.
if tractor requffes mere than six (6) feet stopping distance
at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adiusted
, Depress ciutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake.
o Measure distance between brake operating arm and
nut "A" on brake rod.
o _fdistanceisotherthant_3/4" !oosen jam nut andtum
nut "A" until distance becomes 1_3/4L Retighten iam
nut against nut 'W'.
still greater ttsan six (6) feet in highest gear further
maintenance is necessa_ Contact your r earest au _
thorized sewice center.
W_TN PARKtNG BRAKE "ENGAGED"
DO NOT" TOUCH THiS NU_ _F FURTHER
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT _S NECESSARY
CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED
SERVICE CENTER!DEPARTMENT
F_G. 25
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