Craftsman 917.258540 Owner's Manual page 20

CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
= Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
= Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position.
• Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" positiom
• 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
plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 19)
Mower willbe easier to remove from the rightside oftractor_
• Race attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position°
, Move attachment liftlever forward to lowermower to its
lowest position_
• Roll belt off engine pulley,
o Disconnect clutch rod from clutch lever by removing
retainer springy
• Disconnect anti-sway bar from chassis bracket by
removing retainer spring,
• Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs°
° Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer
springs_
° Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms, Slide mower
out from under tractor,
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER IS TO BE-MOUNTED TO THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS.
TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 19)
• Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position,
° Slide mower undertractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor.
• Lower lift lever to its lowest position°
° Instalt mower in reverse order of removal instructions°
CLUTCH
SUSPENSION
:H LEVER
|ER
SPRING
PULLEY
RETAINER
SPRINGS
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY BAR
RETAI_
SPRINGS
(BOTH SIDES)
FIG. 19
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