To Remove Mower; To Install Mower - Craftsman 3One 917.254860 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUT|ON: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
Place gearshift lever in "NEUTRAL" position,
= Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
® Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key.
- Make sure the blades and at! moving parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark pNugand place wire where it cannot come in contact with
plug,
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig, 19}
Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of tractor.
Place attachment ctutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
o Move attachment tift lever forward to lower mower to its
lowest position.
o Roll belt off engine pulley.
Disconnect clutch rod from dutch lever by removing
retainer spring.
Disconnect anti-sway bar from chassis bracket by
removing retainer spring,
Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs,
Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer
springs,
o Raise Jiltlever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
_MPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER IS TO BE MOUNTED TO THE TRACTOR, BOTH
SUSPENSION ARMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM
TRACTOR.
TO iNSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 19}
Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.
o Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor,
Lower lift lever to its lowest position.
Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions,
SUSPENSION
ARMS
PULLEY
SPRINGS
(BOTH SIDES}
RETA|NER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY BAR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
(BOT_ S_DES)
FtG, 19
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