Sears Craftsman 917.250262 Owner's Manual page 22

SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 30)
Park the tractor on level surface, Engage parking brake.
For ease of service there isa belt installationguide decal on
bottom of left footresL It is not necessaryto remove mower,
BELT REMOVAL -
° Engage parking brake (creates slack in belt).
o Remove mower drive belt from electric clutch pulley
only (See 'q'O REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).
= Roll motion drive belt off transaxle pulley.
° Roll belt off clutching idler pulleys, then off engine
pulley and front V-idler pulley°
= Pull belt out of all belt keepers.
BELT INSTALLATION -
o Place V part of belt into grooves on engine pulley and
front V-idler, making sure to route belt inside of belt
keeper&
° Put belt coming from V-idler above midspan belt keeper,
then onto clutching idler pulleys as shown.
o Make sure V part of belt engages V-idler,,
° Place belt around transaxle pulley, beginning at top.
V part of belt should engage transaxle pulley.
. Place long lower section of belt through loop in midspan
belt keeper
o Check to be sure belt is on proper side of all belt
keepers.
o Reinstall mower drive belt onto electric clutch pulley.
IMPORTANT: CHECK BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
TRACTOR V-BELT DRIVE SCHEMATIC
VIEWED FROM L.H_ SIDE OF TRACTOR
ENGINE
aULLEY
V-IDLER
CLUTCHING
IDLER
BELT
CLUTCHING rKEEPER
FLATIDLER
'BELT
KEEPER"
BELT
TWISTS
BELT TRANSAXLE
KEEPER PULLEY
FIG. 30
If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-
ingwheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly
section of this manual,
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN ADJUSTMENT
Front wheel toe-in is required for proper steering operation,,
Toe-in was set at the factory and adjustment should not be
necessary If parts in the front axle or' steering mechanism
have been replaced or damaged, check toe-in and adjust
if necessary,
TO CHECK TOE-IN (See Fig° 31) -
= Position front wheels straight ahead_
• Measure distance between wheels at front and rear of
tires (dimensions "A" and "B").
o Front dimension "A" should be 1/8" to 1/4" less than
rear dimension "B".
TO ADJUST TOE-IN (See Fig& 31 and 32) -
o Loosen jam nuts at adjustment sleeves on tie rod.
° Adjust tie rod until dimension"A"is 1/8" to 1/4" less than
dimension "B",.
o Tighten jam nuts securely.
B
FRONT OF TRACTOR _
A _______
FIG. 31
ADJUSTMENT SLEEVES
JAM NUTS
FIG. 32
FRONT WHEEL CAMBER
The front wheel camber is not adjustable on you r tractor_ If
damage has occurred to affect the front wheel camber,
contact your nearest authorized service center/depart-
ment.
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