Removing The Belt Cover; Removing The Mower Deck - Craftsman 247.889330 Operator's Manual

Beforeperforminganytype of maintenance on the machine,wait for
all parts to stop movingand disconnectthe sparkplug wire, Failure
to follow this instructioncould resultin personaliniuryor property
damage,
REMOVING THE BELT COVER
Thebelt cover mustbe removedto performseveralmaintenance and
serviceprocedures,Followthe instructionsbelowto removethe belt
cover,
1, Stopengine,wait for all parts to stop moving,and disconnect
sparkplug wire,
2, Removethe threescrewsand washersholdingthe coverto the
frame,Figure14,
3, Removethe belt cover,
4, Toreinstallthe beltcover,placethe cover in positionand fasten
usingthreescrewsand washersremovedearlier,
Donot operateunit withoutbeltcoverinstalled,Failuretofollow this
instructioncouldresultin personaliniuryor propertydamage,
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REMOVING THE MOWER DECK
Whenservicingthe undersideof the mowerdeck forany reason,the
cuttingdeck shouldfirst be removed,Followthe instructionsbelowto
removethe cuttingdeck:
1, Stoptheengine,waitfor all parts to stop moving,and disconnect
spark plug wire,
2, Releaseall mowercontrols,
3, Removebelt coveras instructedunder"'Removing the
BeltCover,"
4, Usethe deck heightleverto movethe cuttingdeckto its
highestposition,
5, Placesmall woodenblocksunderthe deck,
6, Usethe deck heightleverto lowerthe deck so that it restsupon
the woodenblocks,
7, Lookingat thecuttingdeck from the left side of the mower,locate
the hairpinclip that securesthe deck support rodon the rear left
side of the deck,Figure15,
8, Removethe hairpinclip that securesthe supportrod, and care-
fully removethe deck supportfrom thedeck lift arm, Figure15,
9, Repeatsteps7 and 8 on the mower'srightside,When complete,
all four hairpinclips shouldbe removed,
10, Pushthe cuttingdeck to the left to unhookthe lift assemblyfrom
the deck,
11, Usethe deck heightleverto raisethe cuttingdeckto its highest
position,
12, Removethe woodenblocksfrom underthe deck,
13, Removethe drivebelt as instructedunder"Replacingthe Drive
Belt"instructions,
14, Slidethe cuttingdeck towardsthe rearof the unit,
15, Unhookthe drivespringcane from the idler armassembly,
Figure16,
16, Removethe cuttingdeck,
17, To installthe cuttingdeck,followthe abovestepsin reverseorder,
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