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Craftsman 917.372282 Owner's Manual page 14

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SERVICE A ND ADJUSTMENt
TO REMOVE/REPLACE
DRIVEBELT
CAUTION: DISCONNECT SPARE PLUGWIRE FROM
SPAREPLUG. PLACEWIRE WHEREIT CANNOT
COME tN CONTACTWITH SPARKPLUG.
*
Remove Drive Cover by removing Screw at rear
of Cover.
Keep for reuse.
*
Remove
Belt from
Drive
Pulley
(See Fig. 13).
,, Take off Front
Hubcaps,
(2) Retainer
Clips,
(2)
Washers,
two
(2) Front Wheels
and
two
(2)
Washers
(See Fig. 14).
,_ Remove (2) E-Rings, (2) Pinions, (2) Roll Pins, (2)
Felt Washers
and (2) Dust Covers (See Fig. 14).
,,
Remove
Retainer
Clip from
Drive Shaft
on left-
side of Pulley.
*
While
holding
Pulley slide Drive Shaft to the right
until Belt can be removed
from hole in Housing
(See Fig. 13)
o
Pull Belt free from
Pulley and take out of Clutch
Frame (See Fig.
!3).
,,
Reverse procedure
to install
new Belt.
When re-assembling,
be sure that the Felt Washer
is in place
behind
the Roll Pins.
® Be sure that the Roll Pins are seated
in the slots
on the bearing
and within the slot in the back of
the Pinions.
,, When reinstalling
the Belt cover be sure the Front
Hook
is under the Clutch
Frame (See Fig. 15).
Reinstall
Screw
in rear of Cover.
NOTE: For Belt routing
see Fig. 15.
DRIVE BELT ADJgSTMENT
NOTE: A misadjusted
Belt will wear
faster.
Be sure
to keep Belt properly
adjusted.
If the Clutch Lever has reached
the top of the slot in
the Clutch
Frame
and the Belt is still loose, move
Pu!!ey to next position
up in the Belt Adjustment
Slot
(See Fig. 13) and repeat
steps I through 4 above.
CLEANUNDERDELVECOVER
Clean
under
Drive
Cover
twice
a season.
Scrape
underside
of Cover
with putty
knife or similar
tool
to remove
any build-up
of trash or grass on under-
side of Drive Cover.
CARBURETOR
Your Carburetor
has a non-adjustable
fixed main jet
for mixture
control,
ff your engine does not operate
properly
due to suspected Carburetor
problems,
take
your
lawn
mower
to an authorized
Sears Service
Center
for repair
and adjustment.
BELT ADJUSTMENT
DRIVE
DRIVE
:SLOT
PULLEY
BELT
,S
CLUTCH
FRAME
PULLEY
HOUSING
j
DRIVE
PULLEY
RETAINER
SHAFT
CUP
F!G. 13
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WASHER
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DUSTCOVE
ER
tON
DUST COVER
FIG. 14
CLUTCH
FRAME
FRONT
HOOK
FIG. ! 5
14
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