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Craftsman 917.293340 Owner's Manual page 16

9.0 hp 21 inch tine width rear tine with counter rotating tine tiller

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• Maintain 20 pounds of tire pressure. If
tire pressures are not equal, tiller will
pull to one side.
• Keep tires free of gasoline or oil which
can damage rubber.
TO REMOVE WHEEL
• Place blocks under transmission to
keep tiller from tipping.
• Remove outer side shield by removing
nuts "A"and =B".
• Remove inner side shield by removing
nuts =C" and =D".
• Remove hairpin clip and clevis pin from
wheel.
• Remove wheel and tire.
• Repair tire and reassemble.
Clevis
Hairpin Clip
Nut
Nut
Shield
Outer Side Shield
TO REMOVE
BELT GUARD
• Remove hairpin clip and clevis pin
from left wheel. Pull wheel out from
tiller about J inch.
• Remove cap nut and washer, and hex
bolt and washer from side of belt guard.
• Remove hex nut and washer from
bottom of belt guard (located behind
wheel).
• Pull belt guard out and away from tiller.
• Replace belt guard by reversing above
procedure.
Engine
Pulley
Belt Guard Cap Nut and Hex Nut
end We,she
Located
Hex Bolt end
Washer
Halrpin_Clipand Clevis Pin
TO REPLACE
GROUND
DRIVE BELl
• Remove belt guard. (See =TO RE-
MOVE BELT GUARD" in this section of
this manual).
• Loosen belt guides "A" and =B".
• Remove old belt by slipping from
engine pulley first.
• Place new belt in groove of transmis-
sion pulley and into engine pulley.
BELT MUST BE IN GROOVE ON TOP
OF IDLER PULLEY. NOTE POSITION
OF BELT TO GUIDES.
• Tighten belt guides =A" and =B".
• Check belt adjustment as described
below.
• Replace belt guard.
• Reposition wheel and replace clevis
pin and hairpin clip.
GROUND
DRIVE BELT
ADJUSTMENT
For proper belt tension, the extension
spring should have about 5/8 inch stretcl
when ddve control bar is in =ENGAGED"
position. This tension can be attained as
follows:
• Loosen cable clip screw securing the
ddve control cable.
• Slide cable forward for less tension an
rearward for more tension until about
5/8 inch stretch is obtained while the
drive control bar is engaged.
• Tighten cable clip screw securely.
. Cable Clip Screv
Control
Cable
Idler
Pulley
_
Extension Sprin!
Transmission Pulley
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