To Adjust Attachment Clutch; To Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt; Belt Removal - Craftsman EZ 917.273121 Owner's Manual

Lett Hand
Mower Blade Drive Belt
Center Mandrel
Secondary
IdlerArm
Spring
Anti-Sway-Bar
Bracket
Screw
TO ADJUST ATTACHMENT CLUTCH
The electric clutch should provide years of
service. The clutch has a built-in brake
that stops the pulley within 5 seconds.
Eventually-the-internal brake will wear
which may cause the mower blades to not
engage, or, to not stop as required.
Adjustments should be made by your
nearest authorized service center/depart-
ment.
• Make sure attachment clutch and igni-
tion switches are in =OFF" position.
• Adjust the three nylon Iocknuts until
space between clutch plate and rotor
measures .012" at all three slot loca-
tions cut in the side of brake plate.
Rotor Clutch Plate
.012"
Slot(3)
Nylon Locknut (3)
Brake Plate
NOTE: After installinga new electric
clutch, run tractor at full throttle and
engage and disengage electric clutch 10
-cyclesto wear in clutchplate.
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed in high-
est gear, then brake must be adjusted.
• Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage
parking brake.
• Measure distance between brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
• !f distance is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut =A" until distance
b_eceqms 1-1=&2".Retighten jam nut
against nut =A".
Pulley
Right Hand
Mandrel
Cover
• Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
fgreater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
urther maintenance is necessary.
Contact your nearest authorized ser-
vice center/department.
With Parking Nut =A"
Brake =Engaged"
Jam Nut
Operating
Arm
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractou' on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For ease of service there
is a belt installationguide decal on bottom
of left footrest.
• Remove mower (See =TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual.)
BELT REMOVAL -
• Engage parking brake (creates slack in
belt).
• Remove belt from clutchingand fan
idler pulleys.
• Loosen belt keeper above transaxle pul-
ley.
• Remove belt from transaxle pulley.
• Remove belt from engine pulley and
front V-idler pulley.
• Pull belt out of all belt keepers and
remove from tractor.
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