Craftsman 917.258271 Owner's Manual page 23

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
i
TO REPLACE
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT
MOWER DRIVE BELT REMOVAL (See Fig. 25) -
Park tractor on a level surface. Engage parking brake.
Disengage attachment clutch control.
Remove four screws from L.H. mandrel cover and
remove cover.
Roll belt over the top of L.H. mandrel pulley.
Remove belt from engine pulley.
Remove belt from idler pulleys.
Remove any dirt or grass clippings .which.may have
accumulated around mandrels and entire upper deck
surface.
Check primary idler arm and two idlers to see that they
rotate freely.
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION (See Fig, 25) -
Install belt in bothidlers.
Make sure belt is in both belt
keepers at the idlers as shown.
Install new belt onto engine pulley.
Roll belt into upper groove of L:H. mandrel pulley.
Carefully check belt routing making sure belt is in the
grooves correctly and inside belt keepers.
Reassemble L.H: mandrel cover.
SCREWS
LH.
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ENGINE
MANDREL
IDLER
PULLEY
PULLEYS
MANDREL
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MOWER
DRIVE
BELT
BELT
KEEPERS
FIG. 25
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
(See Fig. 26)
Park the tractor on tevel surface. Engage parking brake.
Remove mower drive belt (See"TO REPLACE MOWER
DRIVE BELT" in this section of this manual).
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual)i
Remove four screws from R.H. mandrel cover and
remove
cover.
Disconnect secondary clutch rod from pivot rod_by
removing retainer spring.
Carefully roll belt off R.H. mandrel pulley.
Remove belt from center mandrel pulley, idler puUey,
and L.H. mandrel pulley.
Remove any dirt Or grass which may have accumu-
lated around mandrels and entire upper deck surface.
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 secondary clutch rod to pivot rod with
retainer spring.
Reinstall R.H. mandret cover.
Reinstall mower to tractor (See "INSTALL MOWER
AND DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this
manuat).
Reassemble mower drive belt (See 'q'O REPLACE
MOWER DRIVE BELT" in this section of this manual).
MOWER
BLADE
L.H. MANDREL
DRIVE BELT
\
CENTER
MANDREL
SECONDARY
IDLER ARM
SPRING
R.H.
COVER
SWAY BAR
BRACKET
IDLER
PULLEY
SCREW
FIG. 26
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