Craftsman 917.271743 Owner's Manual page 24

17.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor
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TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
The mower blade drive belt may be
replaced
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on
level surface,
Engage parking
brake,
BELT REMOVAL
-
!o Remove
mower from tractor
(See "TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of
this manual).
2,
Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys,
3.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
4,
Install new belt in reverse
order of
removal_
5.
Make sure belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides°
6,
install mower in reverse
order of
removal
instructions.
Mandrel
Pulle'
Idler Pulleys
Pulley
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor
is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted
on the
side of the transaxleo
If tractor
requires
more than six (6) feet
stopping
distance
at high speed
in
highest
gear on a level dry concrete
or
paved surface,
then brake must be
adjusted.
1, Depress
clutch/brake
pedal and
engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake
operating
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/I6'L
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A"o
4.
Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance
as stated above.
Readjust if
necessary,
if stopping
distance
is still
greater
than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact
a Sears or other qualified
service
center,
24
With Parking
Brake "Engaged"
Nut "A"
Jam Nut
Arm
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 revel surface,
Engage
parking
brake,
For assistance,
there is a
belt installation
guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest,
1. Remove
mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of this
manual,)
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
3,
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor,
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley and over
cooling
fan blades.
4.
Pull belt toward front of tractor
and
remove
downward
from around
engine
pulley_
5.
Install new belt by reversing
above
procedure.
Engine_
It
Pulley
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1
Clutching ldler----l_
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1
Stati°nary
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Transmission
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