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Craftsman EZ 917.258692 Owner's Manual page 21

Craftsman lawn mower user manual

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SERVICE AND,ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION:
BEFORE PERFORMING
ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking brake°
Place motion
control
lever in neutral iN) positlono
Place attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position,
Turn ignition key "OFF" 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 piug.
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TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 20)
Place attachment
ciutch in "DISENGAGED"
position
Turn height adjustment
knob to lowest setting
-
Lower mower to its Iowesf position
Remove retainer spring holding anl}-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage
anti-swaybar from brackeL
Remove
retainer springs
from suspension
arms at
deck and disengage
arms from deck
Raise attachment
lift to Its highest position:
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
remove iinks.,
Sitde mower
forward and remove
bett from eieclric
clutch pulley
Slide mower out from under right side of traclor,
iMPORTANT;
iF AN ATTACHMENT
OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS
TO INSTALL MOWER
Farrow procedure
described
in "iNSTALL
MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT' in the Assembly section of this manual
ADJUSTMENT
NUTS
U FT
FRONT
LINKS
SUSPENSION
RRACNET
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower white tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway.
Make sure
tires are property inflated
(Sea
"PRODUCT S PECIF1CATtONS"
o n page 3 of this manual).
If tires are over or undertnflated, you wll! not properly adjust
your mower
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
(See Figs, 21 and 22)
Raise mower to its highest position.
At the midpoint of both sides ol mower, measure heigltt
from bottom edge of mower to ground
Distance"A"on
both sides of mower should be the same or within 1/4"
of each other,
If adjustment is necessary,
make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nul on 1hal side
To lower one side of mower, toosen lilt link adjustmenl
nul on lhal side,,
NOTE:
Each full turn of adjustment nut wltl change mower
height about 1/8"
Recheck measurements
after adjusting,
CHASSIS
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTi-SWAY
BAR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
FIG. 20
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
RETAINER
MOWER
BRACKET

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