Craftsman 917.255942 Owner's Manual page 22

18.0 hp twin cylinder 44" mower 6 speed garden tractor
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SERVICE
ADJUSTMENTS
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
(See Figs. 33,
34 and
35)
',
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual).
o
Remove mower drive belt (See'3"O REPLACE MOWER
DRIVE BELT' in this section of this manual).
°
Pull mower blade drive belt towards rear of mower at
tensioning pulley.
Place a block between tension
bracket and spring bracket. Roll belt off tension pulley_
o
Roll belt off all other pulleys.
MOWER
BLADE
TENSION
DRIVE BELT
SPRING
BRACKET
BLOCK
TENSION BRACKET
FIG. 33
Use pliers to remove brake spring.
BRAKE
SPRING
FIG. 34
Remove cotter pin from brake rod
BRAKE ROD -'_
COTTER PIN
FIG. 35
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 36)
Park the tractoron levelsurface Engage parkingbrake,
Forassistance,there is a belt installationguide decal on
bottomside of leftfootrest.
o
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manuaL)
o
Remove upper belt keeper.
o
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
o
Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove belt
upwards from transaxle pulley by deflecting belt keep..
erso
o
Pull belt toward front of tractor and ramove downwards
from around engine pulley°
o
Install new belt by reversing above procedure.
IMPORTANT:
MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS
POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TABS_
ENGINE PULLEY_..
CLUTCHING
__
IDLER "--,.,--.._
STA'NONARYI
IDLER
J
,,. LOCATOR TABS
_UPPER
BELT
KEEPER
TRANSAXLE
PULLEY
FIG. 36
Pull belt out from under brake rod and off mower.
To install belt. reverse above procedure.
Make sure
belt is enga,ned in all pulleys.
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