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Craftsman 917.273600 Owner's Manual page 25

18.5 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission lawn tractor

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With parking
brake"Engaged"
t "A"
am Nut
perating
rm
Do not touch this nut. If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact a Sears or
other qualified service center.
TO REPLACE
MOTmON DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor
on level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For assistance,
there is a
belt installation
guide decal
on bottom
side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL
1.
Remove
mower
(See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire
motion
drive belt
and position
of all belt guides
and keepers.
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
3.
Remove
belt downward
from around
engine
pulley.
4.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley and over
cooling
fan blades.
5.
Remove
belt from center span keeper
and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
1.
Carefully
work
new belt down
around
transmission
cooling
fan and onto the
input pulley.
2.
Slide belt into the center
span keeper.
3.
Pull belt toward
front of tractor
and roll
around
the top groove
of engine
pulley.
4.
Install
belt through
stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
6.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
Engine Pulley J
Clutching idler//
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TRANSAXLE
GEAR SHIFT LEVER NEU-
TRAL ADJUSTMENT
The transaxle should be in neutral when
the gear shift lever is in neutral (N) (lock
gate) position. The adjustment
is preset
at the factory; however, if adjustment is
needed, proceed as follows:
1. Make sure transaxle is in neutral (N).
NOTE:
When
the tractor
rear wheels
move
freely, the transaxie
is in neutral.
2.
Loosen
adjustment
bolt in front of the
right rear wheel.
3.
Position
the gear shift lever in the neu_
tral (N) position.
4.
Tighten
adjustment
bolt securely.
NOTE:
If additional
clearance
is needed
to get to adjustment
bolt, move mower
deck height to the lowest
position.
Neutral Lock Gate
if"
.....
Adjustment Bolt
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