Craftsman 917.255732 Owner's Manual page 62

RETAINER
SPRING
FIGURE 32
FIGURE 33
TRANSAXLE
PULLEY
BELT GUIDE
BRACKET
BELT
GUIDE
RETAINER
SPRING
SHIFT GATE
5 ,,
REPLACE TRACTOR MOTION DRIVE BELT
The tractor Drive Belt may be reptaced without tools.. Park
the tractor on level area. Engage Parking Brake, NOTE:
BELT INSTALLATION DECAL UNDER LEFT FOOT-
REST.
a. Remove mower. (See Mower Section, page 20).
b. Remove two Retainer Springs from Belt Guide Bracket
below Transaxte Pulley. Remove Bracket (Fig. 32),
c. Swing Belt Guides away from Belt, toward rear of trac-
tor' (Fig, 32)_
d. Roll Belt over top of Transaxle Pulley
e, Roll Belt over Engine Pulley and off Idler (Fig 34)
f Release Parking Brake, Pull Belt as far as possible over'
top of Ctutch Puitey,
g Reset Parking Brake. Put! Belt over top of Clutch Pulley
(Fig, 34}.
h Pull Belt out through Shift Gate to remove from trac_
tot (Fig, 33)r
Install Belt by reversing above procedure, NOTE: RE-
PLACE ONLY WITH BELT LISTED iN MANUAL,
6. CLEAN BATTERY AND TERMINALS
Corrosion and dirt on the Battery and Terminals cause
the Battery to ='leak" power
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX-
PLOSIVE GASES_ KEEP SPARKS, FLAME,
AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY
FROM BATTERIES ALWAYS SHIELD
YOUR EYES AROUND BATTERIES,
a Disconnect BLACK Battery Cable then RED Battery
Cable and remove Battery from Tractor. Wash Battery
with four tablespoons of baking soda to one gallon of
water. NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET THE SODA
SOLUTION INTO THE CELLS. Rinse the Battery with
plain water, dry and reinstall on Tractor.
b. Clean Terminals and Battery Cable ends with a wire
brush until bright,. Replace Battery Cables, connecting
RED Battery Cable to Positive Terminal first, then
BLACK Battery Cable to Negative Terminal. Coat ter-
minal connections with Vasoline_
CLUTCH
PULLEY
ENGINE
PULLEY /
DRIVE BELT
SCHEMATIC
LH. SIDE
BELT GUIDE
REAR
VIEWED FROM BOTTOM OF TRACTOR
FIGURE 34
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