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Craftsman 917.275703 Owner's Manual page 21

Lawn tractor 24.0 hp, 48" mower electric start automatic transmission

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,_WARNING:
TO AVOID
SERIOUS
INJURY,
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY SER-
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking
brake.
2.
Place motion
control
lever in neutral
(N) position.
3.
Place attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
4.
Turn ignition
key to "STOP"
and remove
key.
5.
Make sure the blades
and all moving
parts have completely
stopped.
6.
Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where
it cannot
come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER
1.
Place attachment
clutch
in "DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
2.
If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob to lowest
setting.
3.
Lower mower
to its lowest
position.
4.
Disengage
belt tension
rod from lock
bracket.
_CAUTION:
Rod is spring
loaded.
Have
a tight grip on rod and release
slowly.
5.
Remove
retainer
spring
holding
anti-swaybar
to chassis
bracket
and
disengage
anti-sway
bar from bracket.
6.
Remove
four retainer
springs
from
front plate assembly
and remove
plate.
7.
Remove
retainer
springs
from suspen-
sion arms at deck and disengage
arms
from deck.
8.
Raise attachment
lift to its highest
position.
9.
Slide mower
forward
and remove
belt
from electric
clutch
pulley.
10. Slide mower
out from under
right side
of tractor.
Lock Bracket \
Belt Tension Rod
(Disengaged
,,'7
Position)
"
Chassis
B racket --
TO INSTALL
MOWER
Be sure tractor
is on level surface
and
mower
suspension
arms are raised with
attachment
lift control.
Engage
parking
brake.
1. Swing
anti-sway
bar to left side of
mower deck.
2.
Slide mower
under tractor
with deflec-
tor shield to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Check
belt for proper
rout-
ing in all mower
pulley
grooves.
3.
If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob counterclockwise
until it stops.
4.
Lower mower
linkage
with attachment
lift control.
5.
Be sure belt tension
rod is in disen-
gaged
position.
6.
Install belt into electric
clutch
pulley
groove.
7.
Place the suspension
arms on outward
pointing
deck pins.
Retain
with double
loop retainer
spring
with loops
up as
shown.
8.
Install front plate assembly
to tractor
suspension
brackets
and retain with
single
loop retainer
springs
as shown.
Front Mower
Bracket
Electric Clutch
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
Front Plate
Assembly
Retainer
S
Bar
USE PLIERS FOR
RETAINER SPRINGS
Suspension
Arms Double Loop
Retainer Springs
(Outward pointing
deck pins)
21
02565
Single Loop
Retainer Springs
Flanged Pins
Mower
Bracket
Deflector Shield

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