Belt Installation; Maintenance - Craftsman 917.28845 Operator's Manual

Garden tractor 26.0 hp, 54" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle
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4. Remove belt downward from engine
pulley (E).
5. 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 toward
front 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 through
stationary
idler (A)
and clutching
idler (B).
5.
Make
sure belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
6.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
TO CHECK
BRAKE
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 serviced.
You may also check
brake
by:
1.
Parktractoronalevel,dryconcreteor
paved
surface,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal
all
the way down and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Place gear shift lever in neutral
position.
The
rear wheels
must
lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
forward.
If the
rear
wheels
rotate,
then
the
brake
needs
to be serviced.
Contact
a Sears
or
other
qualified
service
center.
FRONT
WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your new tractor frontwheel
toe-in and cam-
ber is set at the factory
and is normal.
The
frontwheel
toe-in and camber
are not adjust-
able.
If damage
has occurred
to affect
the
factory
set front wheel toe-in or camber,
con-
tact 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.
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
prevents
tire dry rot and corrosion.
26
Washers
Retaining
Ring
Axle Cover
I
\Square
Key (Rear
Wheel Only)
TO START
ENGINE
WITH
A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
_IkWARNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
gener-
ate explosive
gases.
Keep
sparks,
flame
and smoking
materials
away from batteries.
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 othervehicle
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
tothe
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.
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery

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