Craftsman 917.275241 Owner's Manual page 11

23.0 hp electric start 48" mower automatic garden tractor
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INSTALL
MOWER
AND
DRIVE
BELT
Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower
suspension arms are raised with attachment
lift control. Engage parking brake.
1. Cut and remove
ties securing
anti-
sway bar and belts.
Swing
anti-sway
bar to left side of mower deck.
2.
Slide mower under tractor with
deflector
shield to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Check belt for proper
routing
in all mower pulley
grooves.
3.
If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob counterclockwise
until it stops.
4. Lower
mower
linkage
with attachment
lift control.
5.
Be sure belt tension
rod is in disen-
gaged
position.
6.
Install belt into electric
clutch pulley
groove.
7.
Place the suspension
arms on
outward
pointing
deck pins.
Retain
with double
loop retainer
spring
with
loops up as shown.
8.
Install front plate assembly
to tractor
suspension
brackets
and retain with
single
loop retainer
springs
as shown.
Belt Tension Rod
Lock Bracket
Disengaged Position
Chassis _
Brack
Gauge
Wheel
Double Loop
Retainer
Spring
Anti-Sway
Bar
Suspension Arms
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
(Outward pointing
deck pins)
9.
Position
front plate assembly
between
front mower brackets.
Raise deck and
plate assembly
to align holes and
insert flanged
pins. Secure
pins with
double
loop retainer
springs
between
the plate assembly
and mower
brackets.
NOTE:
To assist in locating
hole in
flanged
pin, the hole in pin is inline with
notch on head of pin. If necessary,
move
mower side-to-side
to give space
between
plate and mower
brackets.
IMPORTANT:
Check
belt for proper
routing
in all mower pulley
grooves.
10.Engage
belt tension
rod by pushing
rod into locking
bracket.
CAUTION:
Belt tension
rod is spring
loaded.
Have a tight grip on rod and
engage
slowly.
11.Connect
anti-sway
bar to chassis
bracket
under left footrest
and retain
with double
loop retainer
spdng.
12.1f equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob clockwise
to remove
slack from
mower
suspension.
13.Raise
deck to highest
position.
14.Adjust
gauge
wheels
before
operating
mower
as shown
in the Operation
section
of this manual.
Electric Clutch
Pulley\
Front
\
Suspension
Front
Front
\Brackets
Plate
Assembly
Mower \
Bracket\
,,Loop Retainer
Springs
"_S
le
Loop
/_
Flanged
Retainer
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Springs
.J
/-
J
" _
Deflector Shield
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