Sears CRAFTSMAN 944.609881 Owner's Manual page 22

18.5 hp electric start 46" mower automatic lawn tractor
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Check secondary idler arm and idler to see that they
rotate freely.
Be sure spring is hooked in secondary idler arm and
sway-bar bracket.
Install new belt in lower groove of L.H. mandrel pulley,
idler pulley, and center mandrel pulley as shown.
Roll belt over R.H. mandrel pulley. Make sure belt is in
all grooves properly.
Reconnect spring to bolt in mower housing and reinstall
R.H. mandrel cover.
Reinstall mower to tractor (See "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual).
Reassemble mower drive belt (See "TO REPLACE
MOWER DRIVE BELT" in this section of this manual).
MOWER
BLADE
L.H.
DRIVE BELT
MANDREL
SECONDARY
IDLER ARM
SPRING
SWAY-BAR
BRACKET
TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 24)
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system
which is mounted on the side 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 parking brake.
Measure distance between brake operating arm and nut
"A" on brake rod.
If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen jam nut and turn
nut "A" until distance becomes 1-9/16". 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.
WITH PARKING
BRAKE "ENGAGED"
OPERATING
ARM
DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUT. IF
FURTHER BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
IS NECESSARY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST AUTHORIZED SER-
VICE CENTER/DEPARTMENT
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CENTER
MANDREL
IDLER
PULLEY
R.H.
MANDREL
COVER
SCREW
FIG. 23
NUT "A"
1-9/16"
FIG. 24
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 25)
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For
assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual.)
Disconnect clutch wire harness.
Remove clutch locator.
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove
belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downwards
from around electric clutch.
Install new belt by reversing above procedure.
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
CLUTCHING
IDLER
STATIONARY
IDLER
TRANSMISSION
INPUT PULLEY
TRANSAXLE
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT(See Fig. 26)
The motion control lever has been preset at the factory and
adjustment should not be necessary.
Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel,
and lightly tighten.
Start engine and move motion control lever until tractor
does not move forward or backward.
Hold motion control lever in that position and turn engine
off.
While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the
JAM
adjustment bolt.
NUT
Move motion control lever to the neutral (N) (lock gate)
position.
Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to adjustment
bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps
forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
Loosen the adjustment bolt.
22
CLUTCH LOCATOR
CLUTCH
WIRE
HARNESS
FIG. 25
MOTION CONTROL LEVER

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