Craftsman 917.254750 Owner's Manual page 20

TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 22)
The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without
tools. Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking
brake, For assistance, there is a belt installation guide
decal on the mower housing.
BELT REMOVAL -
• Place attachment dutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
• Move attachment lift Iever forward to lower mower to
its lowest position.
• Roll belt off engine pulley,
• Disconnect R.H, suspension arm from rear deck
bracket by removing retainer spring.
• Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulleys°
• Pull belt away from mower,,
BELT INSTALLATION -
• Install new belt in reverse order of removal
• Make sure belt is in all pultey grooves and inside atl
belt guides°
MANDREL Roll. SUSPENSION ARM ENGINE PULLEY
PULLEYS
RETAINER
SPRING
/
MANDREL
PULLEY
NUT•A"
FIGo 23
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See
Fig. 24)
Park the tractor on level area, Engage parking brake.
For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on
bottom side of left footrest°
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual).
• Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
• Remove belt from engine pulley,
• Roll be_t over top of transaxle puJley_
. Install new belt by reversing above procedure.
IMPORTANT: REPLACE ONLY WITH BELT LISTED
IN THIS MANUAL.
FRAME
FIG. 22
TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 23)
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system
which is mounted on the right side of the transaxleo
tf tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance
at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted.
• Depress ctutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake_
Measure distance between brake operating arm and
nut "A" on brake rod,
• if distance is other than 1-1/2", disengage parking
brake, loosen jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes 1-1/2'L Retighten jam nut against nut "A",
• Engage parking brake and recheck distance,
• 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 au-
thorized service center.
PULLEY
STATIONARY
IDLER
FIG. 24
CLUTCHINC
ENGINE
PULLEY
2O