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Craftsman 917.292040 Instruction Manual page 17

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1. Belt guard
2. Screw
3. Screw
4. Hairpin clip and retaining pin
5. Hex nut (located behind tire)
6. New fine
7. Worn tine
8. Sharp edge
9. Hairpin clip
10. Retaining
pin
Figure
18
Ground drive belt replacement
a.
Remove hairpin clip and retaining pin (fig. 18) from hub
of left hand wheel, Pull wheel out from tiller about 1-1/
2 inches.
b.
Remove belt guard by removing two (2) screws, one (1)
hex nut and three (3) washers so that belt guard can
slide straight out away from engine (fig. 18).
c.
Loosen belt guides "A" and "B" (fig. 17-inset)
d.
Remove old belt by slipping from idler pulley (fig. 17)
first.
e.
Place new belt in groove to transmission pulley (large
pulley) and into groove of engine pulley (fig. 17). Belt
must be in groove on top of idler pulley (fig. 17). Note
positon of belt to guides,
f.
Tighten belt guides "A" and "B" (fig. 17 -inset)
Tine replacement
A badly worn tine causes your tiller to work harder and dig
shallower.
Most important, worn tines can not chop and
shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as
good tines. A tine this worn (fig. 19) needs to be replaced.
To maintain the superb tilling performance fo this machine
the tines should
be checked for sharpness,
wear and
bending, particulary the tines which are next to the transmis-
sion (fig. 20). If the gap between the tines exceeds 3-1/2
inches, they should be replaced or straightened as neces-
sary.
Figure
19
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Figure
20
Tine
I
I
I
I
3-1/2"
I
I
,
max.
Tine
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New tines should be assembled
as shown in figure 21.
Sharpened tine edges will rotate rearward from above (fig.
21).
CAUTION!
Never tamper with the engine governor, which is factory set
for proper engine speed.
Figure
21
8
10
9
.
Counter tine
rotation
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