Craftsman 536.252570 Owner's Manual page 23

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS
• Depress brake-clutch pedal and set parking brake,
Place shift control lever tn NEUTRAL position.
Place attachment clutch lever In DISENGAGED position.
• Turn Ignition key OFF and remove key.
• Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped,
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER DECK
Remove mower deck from right side of tractor_
e Place cutting height adjustment pedal {n lowest cutting
position by moving memory rod to position 1 and pressing
pedal latch to release cutting height adjustment pedal.,
• Turn front wheels all the way to the Ieft to allow mower deck
hitch to slide past right front wheel,,
e Remove hairpin cotter from mower deck hitch and
remove deck hitch rod from top holes of the front mounting
bracket (see Fig° 20).
e Lower deck hitch.
e Remove hairpin cotter and Flatwasher from hanger pin of
right rear lift.arm and slide off right mower deck lift bracket
(see Fig,, 21 ),
e Remove hairpin cotter and Ftatwasher from hanger pin of
]eft rear lift arm and slide off left mower deck lift bracket (see
Fig, 21).
e Pull Rower engine pulley belt guides away from pulley (see
Fig, 22).
• Move mower deck forward and remove mower deck drive
belt from lower engine pulley, Reposition belt guides,
• Disconnect mower deck engagement cable trom mower
clutch cable spring (see Fig, 23).
• Place cutting height adjustment pedal in highest cutting
position.
e Pull mower deck out from under right side of tractor
TO INSTALL MOWER DECK
Place cutting height adjustment in highest position by
pressing cutting height adjustment pedal all the way down
until it latches It cutting height is not in highest position, the
deck brackets will hit the fift arms while sliding the deck
under the tractor,
e Place mower deck on right side of tractor with
chute deflector away from tractor
• Turn front wheels of tractor to maximum left turn
e
e
Lift deck hitch and slide deck under tractor to a centered
position.
From left side of tractor, slide deck rearward Then connect
mower deck engagement cable to mower clutch cable
spring (see Fig,, 23). Be sure open side of spring end is
pointed down (see Fig 23 inset)
FRONT
MOUNTING
BRACKET
HAIRPIN
MOWER DECK
HITCH
ROD
vIEw FROMFRONTOFTRACTOR
FIG. 20
MOWER DECK HANGER
LIFT BRACKET PIN
(RIGHT SIDE)
FLA'TWASHER
HAIRPIN
COTTER _._
REAR LIFT ARM
(RIGHT SIDE
VIEWFROMRIGHTSIDEOF TRACTOR
FIG. 21
LOWER ENGINE
FULLEY BELT GUIDES
LOWER
ENGINE PULLE_
FIG., 22