Craftsman 917.275241 Owner's Manual page 26

23.0 hp electric start 48" mower automatic garden tractor
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i0LCAUTION:
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY SERVICE
OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress
brake
pedal fully and set parking
brake.
2. Place attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
3. Turn ignition
key "OFF" and remove key.
4. Make sure the blades
and all moving
parts have completely
stopped.
5. 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-
GAGED"
position.
2.
If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob to lowest setting.
3.
Lower
mower to its lowest
position.
4.
Disengage
belt tension
rod from lock
bracket.
_li CAUTION:
Rod is spring loaded. Have
a tight grip on rod and release
slowly.
5.
Remove
retainer
spring
holding
anti-
swaybar
to chassis
bracket
and
disengage
anti-swaybar
from bracket.
6.
Remove
four retainer
springs
from
front plate assembly
and remove
plate.
7. Remove
retainer
springs
from
suspension
arms at deck and disen-
gage arms from deck.
8. Raise attachment
lift to its highest
position.
9. Slide mower forward
and remove
belt
from electric
clutch
pulley.
10.Slide
mower out from under right side
of tractor.
Belt Tension
Rod
(Disengaged _,_
Position)
"
Suspension
iS
Chassis
Bracket
TO INSTALL
MOWER
Follow
procedure
described
in "INSTALL
MOWER
AND DRIVE
BELT" in the
Assembly
section
of this manual,
TO LEVEL MOWER
HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked
on level ground
or driveway.
Make sure
tires are properly
inflated
(See "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section
of this
manual).
If tires are over or
underinflated,
you will not properly
adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
• Raise mower to its highest
position,
• Measure
height from bottom
edge of
mower to ground
level at front corners
of mower.
Distance
"A" on both sides
of mower should
be the same.
• If adjustment
is necessary,
make
adjustment
on one side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower,
tighten lift
link adjustment
nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower,
loosen
lift
link adjustment
nut on that side,
Front Mower
Bracket
Electric
Clutch Pulley
Front
Plate
Retainer
Spring
Anti-Sway
Bar
Retainer Springs
(Both Sides)
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,,_
,_Front
Mower
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Bracket
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