Craftsman 917.276211 Owner's Manual page 23

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WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY
SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking braker
2. Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position.
3, Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
4, Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.
5, Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
6, Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug,
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER
1, Place attachment clutch in "DISEN-
GAG ED" position.
2. Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest
position,
3. Disengage belt tension rod from lock
bracket,
CAUTION; Belt tension rod is spring
loaded, Have a tight grip on rod and re-
lease slowly.
4. Remove mower belt from electric
clutch pulley.
5, DISCONNECT REAR MOWER PINS
FIRST - Pull out the spring loaded pen,
disconnect suspension arm from pin
and release pin,
6. Go to other side of mower and discon-
nect rear pin in the same manner.
7. Remove the four retainer springs and
two flanged pins from front plate as-
sembly and remove plate,
8. Raise attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
9. Turn tractor steering wheel to the left
as far as it will go.
10_Stide mower out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL
MOWER AND DRIVE BELT" in the As-
sembly section of this manual. NOTE: You
will need to reattach front plate assembly
to tractor after sliding mower under the
tractor,
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked
on level ground or driveway. Make sure
tires are properly inflated (See "PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manu-
al), If tires are over or underinfiated, you
will not properly adjust your mower,
Belt Tension Rod
Position
Bracket
Electric Clutch
Pulley
Front Plate Assembly
Single Loop
,jr Retainer Springs
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
Flanged Pins
Rear Mower Pins
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