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Craftsman 917.25574 Operator's Manual page 25

Lawn tractor 21.5 hp 42" mower electric start automatic transmission

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TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
The mower blade drive belt may be replaced
without tools, Park the tractor on level sur-
face, Engage parking brake,
BELT REMOVAL -
1. Remove mowerfrom tractor (See"TO RE-
MOVE MOWER"inthis section of manual).
2. Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and
idler pulleys.
3, Pull bett away from mower,
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Work belt around both mandrel pulleys
and idler pulleys
2, Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
3. Install mower (See "To Install Mower" in
this section of this manual).
Mandrel
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
BELT INSTALLATION -
1, Install new belt from tractor rear to front,
over the steering plate (F) and above
clutch brake pedal shaft (G),
2. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll
belt onto engine pulley (E),
3, Putl belt toward rear of tractor. Carefully
work belt down around transmission
cooling fan and onto the input pulley (D).
Be sure belt is inside the belt keeper.
4. Install belt on centerspan idler (C).
5. Install belt through stationary idler (A)
and clutching idler (B).
6. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keepers,
7, Install mower (See "TO INSTALL MOW-
ER" in this section of manual).
TO REPLACE MOTION DRWE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake,
For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest,
BELT REMOVAL-
1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and
position of all belt guides and keepers.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler (A) and
clutching idler (B).
3. Remove belt from centerspan idler (C),
6. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove
belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades (D).
4, Remove belt downward from engine
pulley (E),
5. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the
steering plate (F)and removefrom tractor.
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