Check Mower Levelness; Check For Proper Position Of All Belts - Craftsman 917.273011 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT: Check belt
for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves. Install
belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
• Install one front link in top hole of the
right hand front mower bracket and right
hand front suspension bracket. Retain
with two single loop retainer springs as
shown.
• Install second front link in left hand
front suspension bracket only and
retain with single loop retainer spring as
shown.
• Tum height adjustment knob counter-
clockwise until it stops.
• Lower mower linkage with attachment
lift control.
• Place the left hand suspension arm on
inward pointing deck pin. If necessary,
rock and r._aisefront of mower to align
deck pin with the hole in suspension
arm. Retain with double loop retainer
spring with loops down as shown.
• Slide left side of mower back and install
the unattached front link in top hole of
the left hand front mower bracket.
Retain with single loop retainer spring
as shown.
° Place the right hand suspension arm on
Shoulder
BoR
Chassis
Bracket
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
(Inward pointing
deck pins)
inward pointing deck pin. If necessary,
rock and raise front of mower to align
deck pin with the hole in suspension
arm. Retain with double loop retainer
spring with loops down as shown.
Connect anti-sway bar to chassis brack-
et under left footrest and retain with
double loop retainer spring.
Tum height adjustment knob clockwise
to remove slack from mower suspen-
sion.
Raise mower to highest position.
Assemble gauge wheels (See "TO
ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS" in the
Operation section of this manual).
CHECK MOWER LEVELNESS
For best cutting results, mower should be
properly leveled. See =TO LEVEL
MOWER HOUSING" in the Service and
Adjustrnents section of this manual.
CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF
ALL BELTS
See the figures that are shown for replac-
ing motion, mower drive, and mower blade
drive belts in the Service and Adjustments
section of this manual. Verify that the
Suspension
Arms
Front
Suspension
Brackets
Front Mower
Bracket
Electric
Clutch
Front
Gauge
Wheel
3/8 Washer 3/8-16
Center
Locknut
Use Pliersfor
Retainer Springs
4r_
Double Loop
Retainer Spri.'ng
Anti-Sway
Bar
Idler
Pulley
Single Loop
Retainer Spdngs
Discharge Guard
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