Service And Adjustments; To Remove Mower; To Install Mower - Craftsman 944.601892 Owner's Manual

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
• Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.
• Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
• Turn ignition key"OFF" and remove key.
• Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 18)
Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of tractor.
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its
lowest position.
Roll belt off engine pulley.
Remove small retainer spring, and lift clutch spring off
pulley bolt.
• Remove large retainer spring, slide collar off and push
housing guide out of bracket.
• Disconnect anti-swaybar from chassis bracket by re-
moving retainerspring.
• Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs.
• Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer
springs.
• Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS AND HOOK THE CLUTCH
SPRING INTO SQUARE HOLE IN FRAME.
SMALL RETAINER SPRING
TO INSTALL MOWER
(See Fig. 18)
• Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.
• Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right
side of tractor.
Lower lift lever to its lowest position.
Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are properlyinflated (See "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS"section of this manual). Iftires are
over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust your
mower.
. _ SQUARE HOLE
SUSPENSION ARMS
CLUTCH SPRING_
FRONT LINK
RETAINER SPRING
ANTI-SWAY BAF
COLLAR_
RETAINER SPRINGS
(BOTH SIDES)
HOUSING GUIDE
LARGE RETAINER
SPRING
BRACKET
Fig. 18
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