To Adjust Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt; Transaxle Motion Control Lever Neutral Adjustment - Craftsman 917.271861 Owner's Manual

TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed in
highest gear on a level dry concrete or
paved surface, then brake must be
adjusted.
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operating arm and nut =A" on brake
rod.
3. If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam nut
against nut =A".
4. Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Contact a Sears or other qualified
service center.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Jam Nut
Nut "A"
Arm
-___j
Do Not touchthis nut. If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact a Sears or
other qualified service center.
TO REPLACE MOTION 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 "-ro REMOVE 3.
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE. Observe entire motion drive belt 4.
and position of all belt guides and
keepers. 5.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler. 256.
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 keep-
ers.
6. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL
MOWER" in this section of manual).
Engine Pulley
Clutching Idler
Stationary Idler--
Center S pa__._.._
Keeper -_
Transmission
Input Pulley--------
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL
LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The motion control lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
1. Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the
right rear wheel, and lightly tighten.
2. Start engine and move motion control
lever until tractor does not move
forward or backward.
Hold motion control lever in that
position and turn engine off.
While holding motion control lever in
place, loosen the adjustment bolt.
Move motion control lever to the
neutral (N) (lock gate) position.
Tighten adjustment bolt securely.