To Replace Mower Blade Drive Belt - Craftsman EZ3 917.273070 Owner's Manual

Left Hand
Cover
Screws
Idler
Pulleys
Electric
Clutch
Left
Hand
Mandrel
Mower.
Drive Belt
\\
Mower
Drive
\_ Belt
Keepers
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking broke.
1. Remove mower drive belt (See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
t_is section of this manual).
2. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual).
3. Remove screws from R.H. mandrel
cover and remove cover. Unhook
spring from bolt on mower housing.
4. Carefully roll belt off R.H. mandrel
pulley.
5. Remove belt from center mandrel
pulley, idler pulley, and L.H. mandrel
pulley.
6. Remove any dirt or grass which may
have accumulated around mandrels
and entire upper deck surface.
7. Check secondary idler arm and idler
to see that they rotate freely.
8. Be sure spring is hooked in secondary
idler arm and sway-bar bracket.
9. Install new belt in lower groove of L.H.
mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
10. Roll belt over R.H. mandrel pulley.
Make sure belt is in all grooves
properly.
11.Reconnect spring to bolt in mower
housing and reinstall R.H. mandrel
cover.
12. Reinstall mower to tractor (See
"INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE
BELT" in the Assembly section of this
manual).
• Reassemble mower drive belt (See
"TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT"
in this section of this manual).
Left
Hand
Mower Blade
Belt
Center
Mandrel
RightHand
Mandrel Cover
Spimg-
Sway Bar
Bracket
Screw
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