Side-To-Side - Sears Craftsman 917.251561 Owner's Manual

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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CAUTION;
BEFORE PERFORMING
ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTSi
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Depress
clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking brake,,
Place motion control lever in neutral (N} position_
Place attachment
clutch
In "DISENGAGED"
positiom
Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key.
Make su_e the blades and all moving parts have completely
stopped.
Disconnect sparkplug
wire from spark plug and place wire Where it cannot come In contact with
plug,
TRACTOR
TO LEVEL MowER
HOUSING
Adlust the mower white tractor is parked on level ground or
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig_ 18)
driveway,
Make sure
liree are properly
inflated (See
Place attachment
clutch in "DISENGAGED"
pos[tiOn.r
"PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS"onpage3oIthismanual),
Turn height adjustment
knob fo lowest setting
Iltlresareoverorunderinflated,
you_viltnoipreperlyad
ust
your mower
Lower mower to Its lowest position
siDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
(See Figs 18 and 19)
Remove retainer spring holding antJ-swaybar to chas-
Sis bracket and disengage
anli-swaybar
fro m bracket
Raise mower to its highest position
,
Remove
relalner
springs
from suspension
arms at
"
Measure
height from bottom of dec{ cur!, o ground
deck and disengage
arms from deck
levef at front corners of mower,
Distance
A on bo{h
sides of mower should be the same.
Raise atlachmen!
till to its highest position,
If adjustment
is necessary,
make adjustment
on one
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
side of mower only
remove links.
.
To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
Slide mower
forward
and remove bell !,_om electric
nut on that Side
clutch
-"_"pudey
To fewer one side of mower, loosen lift }Ink adjustment
Slide mower out from under right side el tractor
nut on that side
IMPORTANT:,
iF AN ATTACHMENT
OTHER THAN THE
NOTE:
Eachhaffturnofadiustmentnutwillchangemower
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
height about 3/16"
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS
TO INSTALL MOWER
Recheck measurements
after adjusting
BOTTOM
BOTTOM
FoIIow procedure
described
in "INSTALL
MOWER
AND
OF CURL
t-
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..1
OF CURL
DR'VE BELT' in the Assembly
section of this manua,
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FHONT
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LIFT
BRACKET_
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SUSPENSION
LINKS
A
"
NUTS
FRONTMOWER_,,
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CHASSIS
BRACKET X,,_I'_;;
FIG. 19
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
"
FRONT
SUSPENSION
i/
BRACKET
\
RETAINER
SPRING
FIG. 18
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
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