Craftsman 917.255942 Owner's Manual page 9

ASSEMBLY
INSTALL MOWER (See Figs. 5, 6, 7 & 8)
Remove banding holding parallel link up ag ainst tractor.
Remove retainer securing long hinge pin to parallel link
and remove hinge pin.
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MOWER LONG
PARALLEL' HINGE
LINK PIN
FIG. 5
Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position,
Remove banding from mower deck links and V-belt,
Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor.
Attach front of mower to parallel link with long hinge pin.
Secure hinge pin with retainer spring,
Install clutch rod in clutch lever, Secure with retainer
spring,
Turn height adjustment knob to its lowest setting,
Lower attachment lift lever to lower suspension arms,
Remove retainer springs from lift trunnions,
Slide trunnions through upper hole in lift brackets and
secure with retainer springs
Pull LrH, idler pulley toward the right hand side of tractor
and rol! belt over mower drive pulley.
ARMS
CLUTCH RETAINER
LEVER SPRINGS
MOWER
PULLEY
LONG
CLUTCH HINGE
ROD PIN
LIFT
TRUNNION RETAINER
LIFT
BRACKET
(USE UPPER
HOLES)
NO'TE: Mower drive belt installation decal located on mower
housing,
Raise attachment lift lever to raise mower,
Turn height adjustment knob clockwise to the middle of
its travel.
LIFT
LEVER
PLUNGER
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT ATTACHMENT
KNOB LIFT LEVER
FIG, 7
RAISE
HEIGHT_
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
LOWER
FIG. 8
CHECK DECK LEVELNESS
For best cutting results, mower housing should be properly
leveled. See "TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the
Service and Adjustments section of his manual.
CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL
BELTS
See the figures that are shown for replacingmotion, mower
drive, and mower blade drive belts in the Service and
Adjustments section of this manual. Verify that the belts are
routed correctly.
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM
After you learn how to operate your tractor, check to see
that the brake is properly adjusted, See "TO ADJUST
BRAKE" in the Service and Adjustments section of this
manual
FIG. 6 9