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Belt Installation - Craftsman 917.28725 Operator's Manual

24.0 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle lawn tractor

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6. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the
steering plate (F) and remove from
tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION-
1. Install new belt from tractor rear to
front, over the steering plate (F) and
above clutch brake pedal shaft (G).
2. Pull belt towardfront of tractor and roll
belt onto engine pulley (E).
3. Pull belt toward rear of tractor. Care-
fully work belt down around transaxle
input pulley (D). Be sure belt is inside
the belt keeper.
4. Install belt on centerspan idler (C).
5. Install belt through stationary idler (A)
and clutching idler (B).
6. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keepers.
7. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE: On rear wheels only: align
grooves in rear wheel hub and axle. Insert
square key.
4. Replacewashers and snap retaining
ring securely in axle groove.
5. Replace axle cover.
NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks, purchase and
use tire sealant from Sears. Tire sealant
also preventstire dry rot and corrosion.
Washers
Retaining
Ring
Axle Cover
I
_Square
Key (Rear
Wheel Only)
FRONT
WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your new tractor
front wheel
toe-in
and
camber
is set at the factory
and is normal.
The front wheel
toe-in
and camber
are
not adjustable.
If damage
has occurred
to
affect the factory
set front wheel
toe-in
or
camber,
contact
a Sears
or other qualified
service
center.
TO REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR REPAIRS
1.
Block up axle securely.
2.
Remove
axle cover,
retaining
ring and
washers
to allow wheel
removal
(rear
wheels
have a square
key - Do not
lose).
3.
Repair
tire and reassemble.
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
,_WARNING:
Lead-acid batteries gen-
erate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame
and smoking materials away from bat-
teries.
Always wear eye protection when
around batteries.
If your battery is too weak to start the
engine, it should be recharged.
(See "BAT-
TERY" in the MAINTENANCE
section of
this manual).
If "jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor is equipped
with a 12 volt system. The other vehicle
must also be a 12 volt system.
Do not use
your tractor battery to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH
JUMPER
CABLES
-
1.
Connect
one end of the RED cable
to the POSITIVE
(+) terminal
of each
battery(A-B),
taking
care
not to short
against
tractor
chassis.
2.
Connect
one end of the BLACK
cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
(C) of
fully charged
battery.
3.
Connect
the other
end of the BLACK
cable
(D) to good chassis
ground,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER -
1. BLACK cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
2. RED cable last from both batteries.
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