Craftsman 917.254550 Owner's Manual page 19

REPAIR AND ADJUSTMENT
15. Motion Drive Belt Removal
BELT
Thetractordrivebeltmaybereplacedwithouttools_ Parkthe TRANSAXLE GUIDE
tractoronlevelarea_ Engageparkingbrake NOTE: ABELT PULLEY
INSTALLATION DECAL IS UNDER LEFT FOOTREST,
a Remove mower. (See mower section, Following
pages).
b Remove two retainersprings from beltguide bracket
below transaxle pulley.. Remove bracket (Fig° 20).
c Swing belt guides away from belt, toward rear of
tractor (Fig_ 20)_
d Roll belt over top of transaxle pulley.
e Roll belt over engine pulley and off idler (Fig 22)
L Release parking brake° Pull belt as far as possible
over top of clutch pulley
11 I, {
RETAINER BELT GUIDE RETAINER
SPRING BRACKET SPRING
FIGURE 2 0
BELT
g, Reset parking brake. Pull belt over top of clutch
pulley (Fig_ 22)_
h Pullbelt out through shift gate to remove from tractor
(Fig, 21).
Install belt by reversing above procedure,
NOTE: REPLACE ONLY WITH BELT LISTED IN THIS
MANUAL
mGURE 21
SHIFT GATE
Roll. SIDE ENGINE
PULLEY
CLUTCH
DRIVE BELT
SCHEMATIC
L.H. SIDE
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BELT GUIDE
FIGURE 2 2
REAR
VIEWED FROM BOTTOM OF TRACTOR