Craftsman Professional 247.88998 Operator's Manual page 24

5. Removethe screwand flangenut whichsecuresthe belt keeper
rod to the left sideof the mower'sframe.See Figure23.
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Figure23
Removethe beltkeeperrodand removethe deck beltfrom
aroundthe mower'sengine pulley.
Lookingat the cuttingdeck fromthe left side, locateand carefully
removethe hairpinclips that securethe deck supportson the rear
left side and front left sideof the deck.See Figure24.
Lift Arm
10. Carefullyunhookthe mower'slift assemblyfrom the reardeck
supports.
11. Usethe deck heightleverto raisethe lift assemblyto its highest
position.
12. Removethe woodenblocksfrom underthe deck and gentlyslide
the cuttingdeck towardthe rearof the machine.
13. Pullthe click pin out and unhookthe drivespringcablefrom the
idler arm assembly.See Figure25.
Figure25
14. Gentlyslidethecuttingdeckto theright,outfrombeneath themower.
To installthe cuttingdeck,followthe abovestepsin the oppositeorder
and mannerof removal.
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Figure24
Repeatthepreviousstep on the mower'srightside.
Carefullyremovethe frontdeck supportsfromthe deck lift arms,
Figure25.
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