Installation - Craftsman 917.254550 Owner's Manual

19. Mower Installation
Your Mower installs without the use of tools, Raise Attachment
Lift Lever to its highest position Turn height adjustment knob
to lowest position_
a Slide Mower under tractor, discharge guard to RH
Side,
b. Install front hinge pin through axle and parallel link
(Fig,26), Secure with retainer spring
c Install rear hinge pin through mower lift brackets and
parallel link (Fig.26)_ Secure with retainer spring
d_ Move lift lever forward to lower suspension arms,
e Slide trunnions through lift brackets holes and secure
with retainer spring (Fig27)
f With belt routed around R H mower pulley and idler
pulley, roll belt over mower drive pulley (Fig27) Drive
schematic decal on mower housing
g, Roll belt over L,H mower pulley
h Use lift lever to raise mower
i Turn height adjustment knob clockwise (,'-_) to the
middle of its travel,
AND ADJUSTMENT
\
PARALLEL
LINK
RETAINER
SPRINGS
_._
FIGURE 26
REAR
HINGE
PIN
FRONT
HINGE
PIN
SUSPENSION
ARM IDLER PULLEY
RETAINEF
SPRING
RUNNI(
_LIFT
BRACKET
FIGURE 27
MOWER
' DRIVE
P[ILLEY
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