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Craftsman 917.272421 Owner's Manual page 25

18.0 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

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}ELT INSTALLATION -
L Install new belt in reverse order of
removal.
_. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
3. Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
I'0 ADJUST BRAKE
{our tractoris equipped with an adjustable
)rake system which is mounted on the
;ide of the transaxle.
f tractorrequiresmore than six (6) feet
_opping distance at high speed in highest
joor on a level dry concrete or paved
_urface, then brake must be adjusted.
1. Depress clutch_rake pedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operating arm and nut =A" an brake rod.
3. If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nutand turn nut =A" until distance
becomes 1-9/16". Refighten jam nut
against nut "A".
4. Road test tractor for proper stopping
distanceas stated above. Readjust if
necessary, If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) foot in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Contact a Sears or other qualified
service center.
With Parking Brake"Engaged"
Operating
Arm
Do Not touchthisnut. It furtherbrakeadjust-
ment is necessary contactyour nearest
authorizedservicecenter/department
I'O 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.
t. Remove mower (See =TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual,)
2. Disconnect clutch wire harness.
3. Remove clutch locator.
4. Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
5. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
6. Pull belt toward front of tractor and
remove downwards from around
electdc clutch.
7. Install new belt by reversing above
procedure.
Electdc_
c, °h
Clutching f
I.._
Idler
J
Idler
h-..
_J "
Clutch
_L._;
Wire
InputPulley
Harness
TRANSAXLE
MOTION CONTROL
LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The motion control lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
1. Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the
dght rear wheel, and lightlytighten.
2. Start engine and move motion control
lever until tractor does not move
forward or backward,
3. Hold motion control lever in that
position and rum engine off.
4. While holding motion control lever in
place, loosen the adjustment bolt.
5. Move motion control lever to the
neutral (N) (lock gate) position.
6. Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed
to get to adjustment bolt, move mower
deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the
tractor still creeps forward or backward
while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
1. Loosen the adjustment bolt.
2. Move the motion control lever 1/4 to
1/2 inch in the direction it is tryingto
creep.
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