Download Print this page

Craftsman EZ3 917.270662 Owner's Manual page 22

15.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

Advertisement

CLEANING
o Clean
engine,
battery,
seat, finish, etco
of all foreign
matter.
, Keep finished
surfaces
and wheels
free
of all gasoline,
oil, etc.
° Protect
painted
surfaces
with automo-
tive type wax.
We do not recommend
using a garden
hose to clean your tractor
unless the
electrical
system,
muffler, air filter and
carburetor
are covered
to keep water out,
Water in engine
can result in a short-
ened engine
life.
CAUTION:
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY SERVICE
OR ADJUSTMENTS"
1o Depress
clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking
brake.
2. Place
motion control
lever in neutral
(N) position.
3. Place attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
4_ Turn ignition
key "OFF" and remove key°
5., Make sure the blades
and all moving
parts have completely
stopped.
6. Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where
it cannot
come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER
Mower will be easier
to remove
from the
right side of tractor.
1. Place attachment
clutch in "DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
2.
Move attachment
lift lever forward
to
lower mower to its lowest position,
3o Roll belt off engine
pulley°
4.
Remove
small retainer
spring,
and lift
clutch spring
off pulley
bolt.
5.
Remove
large retainer
spring,
slide
collar off and push housing
guide out
of bracket.
6.
Disconnect
anti-swaybar
from chassis
bracket
by removing
retainer
spring.
7o Disconnect
suspension
arms from
rear deck brackets
by removing
retainer
springs,
8o Disconnect
front links from deck by
removing
retainer
springs.
Clutch
S
Small Retainer
Spring
9,
Raise iift lever to raise suspension
arms. Slide mower out from under
tractor.
IMPORTANT:
If an attachment
other than
the mower deck is to be mounted
on the
tractor,
remove the front links and hook
the clutch spring
Into square
hole in
frame.
TO INSTALL
MOWER
1, Raise attachment
lift lever to its
highest
position_
2.
Slide mower
under tractor
with
discharge
guard to right side of tractor.
3.
Lower
lift lever to its lowest position,
4.
Install mower
in reverse
order of
removal
instructions.
Engine
Pulley
Retainer
Spring
Anti-Sway
Bar
_iner Springs
(Both Sides)
Housin(
Guide
Large Retainer
Spring
Bracket

Advertisement

loading