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Craftsman 917.273421 Owner's Manual page 27

18 hp electric start 46" mower automatic lawn tractor

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• Measure
distance
between
brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
• If distance
is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-1/2".
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
authorized
ser-
vice center/department.
_Nut
,AWith Parking Brake
"Engaged"
Jam Nut
_
Operating
_--._-_J_
__
Arm
Do Not touch this nut. If turther brake
adjustment is necessary
contact your nearest
authorized service center/department
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
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 Iocator.
-"
• Remove
belt from stationary
icller and
clutching
idler.
• Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley
and over cool-
ing fan blades.
Electric
Clutch
Idler
Clutch
Stationary
_ldler
Harness
Transmission
Ifiput Pulley
• Pull belt toward front of tractor
and
remove
downwards
from around
electric
clutch.
• Install new belt by reversing
above pro-
cedure.
TRANSAXLE
MOTION
CONTROL
LE-
VER NUETRAL
ADJUSTMENT
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 forwar(
or backward.
• Hold motion control lever in that positiol
and turn engine off.
• While holding
motion control lever in
place, loosen the adjustment
bolt.
• Move motion control lever to the neutra
(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.
• Move the motion control
lever 1/4 to lJ
inch in the direction
it is trying to creep.
• Tighten
adjustment
bolt securely.
• Start engine and test.
• If tractor still creeps,
repeat above step
until satisfied.
Motion Control
Neutral
Level
Adjustment
Bolt
TRANSMISSION
REMOVAL/REPLACE-
MENT
Should
your transmission
require
remov
for service
or replacement,
it should
t
purged after reinstallation and before op_
ating the tractor,
See "PURGE
TRAN
MISSION"
in the Operation
section of tl-
manual.
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEELALIGNMEN"
If steering wheel crossbars
are not hori-
zontal (left to right) when wheels are pos
tioned straight
forward,
remove steering
wheel and reassemble
per instructions
ir
the Assembly
section of this manual.
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