Service And Adjustments; To Remove Mower; To Level Mower Housing; To Install Mower - Craftsman 944.600880 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.
• Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
• Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key.
• Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 19)
• Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
• Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting.
• Lower mower to its lowest position.
• Remove retainer spdng holding anti-swaybar to chassis
bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from bracket.
• Remove retainersprings from suspension arms at deck
and disengage arms from deck.
• Raise attachment lift to its highest position.
• Remove two retaine_prings from each front linkand
remove links.
• Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pulley.
• Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual.
CHASSIS
BRACKET
ADJUSTMENT
ARMS
LIFT
LINKS
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor isparked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" section ofthis manual). If
tires are over or undednflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 20 and 21 )
• Raise mower to its highest position.
• At the midpoint of both sides of mower, measure height
from bottom edge of mower to ground. Distance"A" on
both sides of mower should be the same or within 1/4"
of each other.
• If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut wiUchange mower
height about 1/8".
• Recheck measurements after adjusting.
BOTTOM EDGE BOTTOM EDGE I
OF MOWER /---'-h _ (_-----_OF MOWER I
=A"-_-'_'_"_] GROUND LINE _'"'jr-'_,, j
FIG. 20
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
FRONT
LINKS
RETAINER
SPRINGS
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY
BAR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
21
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
FIG. 19