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Craftsman 917.255690 Owner's Manual page 20

14.0 hp ohv electric start 3 in one convertible 42" mower deck 6 speed transaxle lawn tractor

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER
(See Fig. 19)
Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of unit.
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED"
position.
Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its
lowest position.
Roll belt off engine pulley.
Disconnect clutch rod from clutch lever by removing
retainer spring.
Disconnect suspensioR' arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs.
Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer
springs.
Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT:
IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER IS TO BE MOUNTED TO THE TRACTOR, BOTH
SUSPENSION
ARMS
MUST
BE REMOVED
FROM
TRACTOR.
SEE CAUTION BELOW.
A
CAUTION:
If the suspension arms are
ever removed from tractor (which may
be necessary
for mounting
other at-
tachments and the like) the lift link on
the left side of tractor must be removed
from tractor if It Is not needed or used
with the attachment.
Failure to do so will allow the lift link to
interfere
with tractor
steering which
could cause loss of control while driv-
ing resulting In property damage and/
or personal injury.
TO INSTALL
MOWER
(See
Fig. 19)
Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.
Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor.
Lower lift lever to its lowest position,
Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.
NOTE: The mower clutch rod has a trunnion that has been
preset, atthe factory, for optimum mower performance. DO
NOT MOVETHETRUNNION
ONTHE CLUTCH ROD. Iffor
any reason the trunnion has been moved on the clutch rod,
it must be reset to correct position (parallel with clutch rod)
and measure 10-11/32" (Check dimension on edge of flat
work surface as shown).
Be sure to tighten trunnion nut securely against trunnion
after making any adjustments.
TRUNNION
.._
"-J
SEE NOTE ABOVE
3
10-11]32"
I
9///////
CLUTCH
ROD
LEFT
LIFT LINK
CORRECT
TRUNNION
POSITION
PARALLEL
CLUTCH LEVER
RETAINER
SPRING
ENGINE
PULLEY
SUSPENSION
ARMS
RETAINER
(both sldel
RETAINER
SPRINGS
(both sides)
20
FIG. 19

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