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Craftsman EZ3 917.270662 Owner's Manual page 24

15.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

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5. Make sure belt is in all pulleygrooves
and inside all belt guides.
6. Installmowerin reverseorderof
removal instructions.
Mandrel
Pulley
Idler
Mandrel
Iley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system
which is mounted
on the
side of the transaxleo
If tractor requires
more than six (6) feet
stopping
distance
at high speed
in highest
gear, then brake must be adjusted.
1_ Depress
clutch/brake
pedal and
engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake
operating
arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
3.
tf distance
is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-9/16'L
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A".
4.
Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance
as stated above.
Readjust
if
necessary.
If stopping
distance
is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact
your nearest
authorized
service
center/department.
With Parking
Brake "Engaged"
Nut "A"
Jam Nut
Operating
Arm
*.-.,,,_ j
Do not touch this nut. If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact your
nearest authorized service center/department
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For assistance,
there is a
belt installation
guide decal on bottom
side of left footresL
1.
Remove
mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of this
manual.)
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler°
3.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley
and over
cooling
fan blades.
4,
Pull belt toward front of tractor
and
remove
downward
from around
engine
pulley.
5.
Install new belt by reversing
above
procedure_
Engine Pulley
i
_"_½
Clutching ldle_
/'_1
input
Pulley i-___
TRANSMISSION
REMOVAL/REPLACE-
MENT
Should
your transmission
require
removal
for service
or replacement,
it
should
be purged
after reinstallation
and
before
operating
the tractor.
See "PURGE
TRANSMISSION"
in the Operation
section
of this manual.
TRANSAXLE
MOTION
CONTROL
LEVER
NEUTRAL
ADJUST[VlENT
The motion
control
lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment
should
not
be necessary,
1_ Loosen
adjustment
bolt in front of the
right rear wheel,
and lightly tighten°
2.
Start engine
and move motion
control
lever until tractor
does not move
forward
or backward.
3.
Hold motion
control
lever in that
position
and turn engine off_
4.
While
holding
motion
control
lever in
place, loosen
the adjustment
bolt.
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