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Craftsman 917.273660 Owner's Manual page 23

Lawn tractor 25.0 hp, 48" mower electric start automatic transmission

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Secondary
Idler Arm
Idler
Pulley
ing
Secondary
Spring Arm
Center
L.H.
Mandrel
Mower Blade
(Secondary)
Drive Belt
R.H.
Mandrel
TO CHECK
AND ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor
is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system
which
is mounted
on the
right side of the transaxle.
If tractor
requires
more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed
in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved
surface,
then
brake must be checked
and adjusted.
TO CHECK
BRAKE
1.
Park tractor
on a level, dry concrete
or
paved surface,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down
and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
con-
trol out and into the slot and release
so
it is held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
for-
ward. If the rear wheels
rotate, the brake
needs
to be adjusted
or the pads need to
be replaced.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way
down and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake
rod.
3.
If distance
is other than 1-9/16",
loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-9/16".
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A".
4.
Engage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
engaged"
position.
5.
Road test tractor
for proper
stopping
distance
as stated
above.
Readjust
if necessary.
If stopping
distance
is
still greater
than five (5) feet in highest
gear, further
maintenance
is neces-
sary.
Replace
brake
pads or contact
a
Sears or other qualified
service
center.
With parking brake "Engaged"
_Njt
"A"
am Nut
perating
rm
Do not touch this nut. If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact a Sears or
other qualified service center.
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor
on level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For assistance,
there is a
belt installation
guide decal on bottom
side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1.
Remove
mower
(See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire motion
drive belt
and position
of all belt guides
and keepers.
2.
Disconnect
clutch wire harness.
3.
Remove
clutch
Iocator.
4.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Remove
belt downward
from engine
pulley
and around
electric
clutch.
6.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley
and over
cooling
fan blades.
7.
Remove
belt from center
span keeper
and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Carefully
work new belt down around
transmission
cooling
fan and onto the
input pulley.
Slide belt into the center
span keeper.
.
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