Service And Adjustments - Sears CRAFTSMAN 944.604900 Owner's Manual

25.0 hp electric start 54" mower automatic garden tractor
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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER VICE OR AD JUST MENTS:
Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.
Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 20)
Place attachment clutch in "DIS EN GAGED" position.
Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest position.
Disengage belt tension rod from lock bracket.
CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring
loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and
release slowly.
Remove mower belt from electric clutch pulley.
DISCONNECT REAR MOWER PINS - Pull out the
spring loaded pin, disconnect suspension arm from
pin and release pin.
Go to other side of mower and disconnect rear pin in
the same manner.
Remove the four retainer springs and two fl anged pins
from front plate assembly and remove plate.
Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.
Turn tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will
go.
Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
BELT TENSION ROD
DISENGAGED POSITION
SUSPENSION ARMS
REAR MOWER PINS
TO IN STALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the As sem bly section of this manual.
NOTE: You will need to reattach front plate assembly to
tractor after sliding mower under the tractor.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground
such as a carport or garage. Make sure tires are properly
infl ated (See "PROD UCT SPEC I FI CA TIONS" section of
this manual). If tires are over or underinfl ated, you will not
properly adjust your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT WITH BUBBLE LEVEL
(See Figs. 21 and 22)
NOTE: If necessary, check side-to-side surface below tractor
for levelness with a long board and the bubble level.
Using the lift lever, place mower in position where no
part of the mower, including gauge wheels, is touching
the ground.
From left side of tractor, fi nd the level decal on top of
mower and place bubble level on decal as indicated.
Mower is level side-to-side when bubble is between
the two lines in the bubble level.
LOCKING BRACKET
ELECTRIC CLUTCH PULLEY
FRONT PLATE
ASSEMBLY
FIG. 20
20
SINGLE LOOP
RETAINER SPRINGS
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER SPRINGS
FLANGED PINS

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