Craftsman 944.609040 Owner's Manual page 19

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are propedy inflated (See
=PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 ofthis manual).
Iftires are over or underinflated, you will not propedy adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 16 and 17)
• Raise mower to its highest position.
• At the midpoint of both sides of mower, measure height
frem bottom edge of mower to ground. Distance =A"on
both sides of mower should be the same or within 1/4"
of each other.
If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower, loosen lift linkadjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower
height about 1/8".
• Recheck measurements after adjusting.
BOTTOM EDGE
OF MOWER
TO GROUND
=E.
BOTTOM EDGE
OF MOWER
TO GROUND
FIG. 16
FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 18 and 19)
IMPORTANT: DECK MUST BE LEVEL SIDE-TO-SIDE. IF
THE FOLLOWING FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT IS
NECESSARY, BE SURE TO ADJUST BOTH FRONT LINKS
EQUALLY SO MOWER WILL STAY LEVEL SIDE-TO-
SIDE.
To obtain the best cutting results, the mower housing
should be adjusted sothat the front isapproximately 1/8" to
1/2" lower than the rear when the mower is in its highest
position.
Check adjustment on right side of tractor. Measure dis-
tance "D"directly in front and behind the mandrel at bottom
edge of mower housing as shown.
• Before making any necessary adjustments, check that
bothfront linksare equal in length. Both linksshould be
apprOximately 10-3/8".
• If links are not equal in length, adjust one link to same
length as other link.
• To lower front of mower loosen nut =E" on both front
links an equal number of turns.
• When distance =D" is 1/8" to 1/2= lower at front than
rear, tighten nuts "F" against trunnion on both front
links.
• To raise front of mower, loosen nut"F" from trunnion on
both front links. Tighten nut =E" on both front links an
equal number of turns.
• When distance =D" is 118"to 112"lower at front than
rear, tighten nut =F" against trunnion on both front links.
Recheck side-to-side adjustment.
MANDREL
SUSPENSION ARM
LIFT LINK
ADJUSTMEN1
NUT
FIG. 17
FIG. 18
BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN LENGTH
FRONT LINKS TRUNNION
NUT "E"
19
FIG. 19