Motion Drive Belt Replacement; Hood Removal; Viewed From Bottom Of Tractor - Craftsman Companion 917.259730 Owner's Manual

REPAIR
5. Motion Drive Belt Replacement
The tractor drive belt may be replaced without tools°
Park the tractor on level area Engage parking brake,
NOTE: BELT INSTALLATION DECAL UNDER LEFT
FOOTREST-
a. Remove mower,, (See page 24),
b Remove two retainer springs from belt guide
bracket below transaxle pufley. Remove bracket
(Fig 31), j
c Swing belt guides away from belt, toward rear of
tractor lFig, 31)
d Rofl belt over top of transaxle pulley,
e, Roll belt over engine pulley and off idler (Fig 33),
f . Release parking brake Pull belt as far as possible
over top of clutch pulley
g Reset parking brake, Pull belt over top of clutch
pulley (Fig 33)
R.H. SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
BELT
SHIFT GATE
ENGINE
PULLEY
FIGURE 32
h, Pull belt out through shift gate to remove from
tractor (Fig, 32).
Install belt by reversing above procedure.
NOTE: REPLACE ONLY WITH BELT LISTED IN
MANUAL.
CLUTCH
PULLEY
DRIVE BELT
SCHEMATIC
6_
Hood Removal
a, Grasp hood assembly at rear and raise to full up
position (Fig° 34).
b° Disconnect headlight wiring connection,
c., Standing in front of tractor, grasp sides of hood
assembly and raise up and off tractor (Fig, 35),,
d Place hood assembly carefully on ground_,
e, To replace, reverse above procedure,,
BELT
TRANSAXLE
PULLEY
'It,jl
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RETAINER BELT GUIDE RETAINER
SPRING BRACKET SPRING
FIGURE 31
L,H., SIDE
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BELT GUIDE
k /2
REAR
VIEWED FROM BOTTOM OF TRACTOR
FIGURE 33
FIGURE 34
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