Drive Belt - Craftsman EZ3 917.259556 Owner's Manual

TO REPLACE _vlOWEn BLADE DRIVE BELT
(See Fig_25}
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bet "nay be reptaced
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Park the tractor o'_ Jew:. _ surff::_ce r_gege pad@'_gbrke
BELT REMOVAL
o Remove mower fro<' tractor (See '_O REMOVE
MOWER" n ths sect cn 01'ths man_.at}.
o Work beit off bed mar@re p@eys arid de_' pu eys.
Pul belt away from mower,
BELX iNS ALLAT/ON
o Issta/l_sew be n revese oder o rernova,
o Makesyebet s r a/' _eygoovesand nsdea/ibet
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o Depress c utchibmke pedei and er@age park r g brake
o Measb_e d stance betweer_ breke oper tng arm and
rut 'A os b_:_3ke rod
If d starce s other the<, -_ 1 ..3/4, oosen am rut a_;dturn
nut'A u_t datance becomes 1 3/4'. Ret[ghten iar'
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TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig 27}
Park he t_actor or_ eve/surteee Ensag(" parkng br_ke
For _._ssst_¢_ <'e there s a belt '_stahtion g,;de decal or_
botem sale of let footrest
Remove mower {Seo "70 REMOVE MOWER' n this
secto '_of t'ss m_:hub
t,'er_ore {ppe_ bet keeper,
Remove bet flx_m star or_a_:/tier are c: Ltch ng drew,
o Pu bet sack toward tea of bacto_ Cardu/y remove
bet {@wards from tr;:msm sson np_t puey and over
coo r_{,} f ar blades,
P,; beit toward fro}t of tractor and remove dowr_ward
rein arourd ensre p_ Icy.
/qsta_/few t_elt by reve's _9 above p_oce@ re
IMPORTANT fi!AKE SURE UPPER BELT KR_JPER S
POE ]' ONt_D PROPERLY B_::YWEEN LOCAI'OR TAB
TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig_ 26)
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Itf:ract£ equres _"_eret ansx{6) fee steppi_sgdsta_ce
at'figt_speed _g_ ,,tgea _1 er br_! e m stbeadj Bed,
WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED
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TABS
UPPERBEL?
KEEPER