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Craftsman 917.251521 Owner's Manual page 21

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CAUTION:
BEFORE PERFORMING
ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
,
Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
Place m otion control lever in neutral (N) position.
-
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
TO REMOVE
MOWER
(See Fig. 2!)
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Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED"
position.
Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting,
-
Lower mower to its lowest position.
Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage antFswaybar from bracket.
,
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 links.
°
Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pul!ey.
-
Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS
TO iNSTALL
MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly Section of this manual.
LIFT
LINKS
FRONT
LINKS
TO LEVEL MOWER
HOUSING
Adjust the mower whife tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway.
Make sure tires are properly
inflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS"
on page 3 of this manual).
If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
(See Figs. 21 and 22)
Raise mower to its highest position,
-
Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground
level at front corners of mower. Distance "A" on both
sides of mower should be the same.
,
If adjustment is.necessary,
make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
,
To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side,
To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE:
Each halfturn of adjustment nutwill change mower
height a:bout 3/16".
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Recheck measurements
after adjusting,
BOTTOM _
_
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BOTTOM
FiG. 22
SUSPENSION
FRONT
MOWER
BRACKET
FRONT SUSPENSION
BRACKETS
CHASSIS
BRACKET
RETAINER
SPRING
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
RETAINER
SPRINGS
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
ADJUSTMENT
NUT
ANTi-SWAY
BAR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
FIG, 21
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