To Remove Belt Guard; To Replace Ground Drive Belt; Ground Drive Belt Adjustment - Craftsman 917.299881 Owner's Manual

SERVmCE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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TO REMOVE BELT GUARD (See Fig. 24)
o Remove hairpinclip and clevis pinfrom leftwheel Pull
wheel out from tiller about 1 inch.
° Remove cap nut and washer, and 13/16 bolt and
washer from side of belt guard.
° Remove hex nut and washer from bottom of belt guard
(located behind wheel).
° Pull belt guard out and away from tiller°
° Replace bett guard by reversing above procedure,,
BELT GUARD CAI_.NU_TJ_ND
WA_ HER
HAIRPIN CLIP AND CLEVIS PIN
FIG, 24
TO REPLACE GROUND DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 25)
= Remove belt guard. (See"TO REMOVE BELT GUARD"
in this section of this manual),
• Loosen belt guides 'W' and "B"o
° Remove old belt by slipping from engine pulley first,
° Place new belt in groove of transmission pulley and
into engine pulley,, BELT MUST BE IN GROOVE ON
TOP OF IDLER PLILLEYo NOTE POSITION OF BELT
TO GUIDES.
° Tighten belt guides "A" and "B".
.... _ CS_SkS_lta-a-d_t_e_t_s'des_ribed below.
o Replace belt guard°
. Reposition wheel and replace clevis pin and hairpin
clip.
GROUND DRIVE BELT ADJUSTMENT (See
Fig. 25)
For proper belt tension, the extension spring should have
about 5/8 inch stretch when drive control bar is in "EN-
GAGED" position. This tension can be attained as follows:
• Loosen cable clip screw securing the drive control
cable.
° Slide cable forward for less tension and rearward for
more tension until about 5/8 inch stretch is obtained
while the drive control bar is engaged..
- Tighten cable clip screw securely,
ENGINE
PULLEY
BELT CABLE CLIP
GUIDE "A" SCREW
BELT
,GUIDE"B" CONTROL
CABLE
LESS
TENSION
IDLER
PULLEY TRANSMISSION
PULLEY
SPRING
FIG. 25
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