Install Mower And Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.273220 Owner's Manual

Retainer
Pin
Gauge Wheel
Mounting
Adjusting Bar
Shoulder Bolt
Gauge
rCrownlock
Nuts
3/8 Carriage Bolts
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.
• Cut and remove ties securing anti-sway
bar and belts. Swing anti-sway bar to
left side of mower deck.
• Slide mower under tractor with dis-
charge guard to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves. Install
belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
Chassis
Double Loop
Retainer Spdng
Suspension
deck pins) Arms
• Install one front link in top hole of the
left hand front mower bracket and left
hand front suspension bracket. Retain
with two single loop retainer springs as
shown.
• Install second front link in right hand
front suspension bracket only and retain
with single loop retainer spnng as
shown.
• Slide right side of mower back and
install link in top hole of dght hand front
mower bracket. Retain with single loop
retainer spring as shown.
i urn height adjustment knob counter-
clockwise until it stops.
Lower mower linkage with attachment
lift control.
• Place the suspension arms on inward
pointing deck pins. If necessary, rock
and raise front of mower to all,in deck
pins with the holes in suspenston arms.
Retain with double loop retainer springs
with loops down as shown.
• Connect anti-sway bar to chassis brack-
et under left footrest and retain with
double loop retainer spring.
•Tum height adjustment knob clockwise
to remove slack from mower suspen-
sion.
Front
Front Mower Suspension
Bracket Brackets
Front Link
Single Loop
Retainer Springs
-Gauge
Wheel
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
Discharge
Guard
Anti-Sway Bar
Idler Pulley
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