Changing The Transmission; Drive Belt - Craftsman Professional 247.88998 Operator's Manual

CHANGING
THE DECK ENGAGEMENT BELT
Shutthe engineoff and removeignitionkey beforeremovingthe
cutting blade(s)for sharpeningor replacement. P rotectyourhandsb
usingheavygloveswhengraspingbladesand pulleys.
The V-beltsfoundon yourmowerare speciallydesignedto engageand
disengagesafely.A substitute (non-OEM)V-beltcanbe dangerousby
notdisengaging completely. Fora properworkingmachine, u seidenti-
cal replacement beltsas listedin partslist of thisoperator'smanual.
All belts on your mowerare subjectto wearand shouldbe replacedif
anysigns of wearare present. To changeor replacethe deck engage-
ment belton your mower,proceedasfollows:
1. Removethecuttingdeck from the moweras instructed earlier in
this section.
Avoid pinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingers on the idler springor
betweenthe belt and a pulleywhile removingthebelt
2. Removethebelt coveras instructedearlier in this section.Refer
to Figure19on page 22.
3. Removethebelt keeperas instructedearlierin this section.Refer
to Figure23 on page 24.
4. Loosen,butnot remove,the nutand bolt which secureseach
deck idler pulley.See Figure29.
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CHANGING THE DECK TIMING BELT
Several c omponentsmustbe removed and specialtools usedin
order to changethe mowerdeck'stimingbelt. See yourSearsor
otherqualifiedservicedealer to havethe deck timing belt replaced.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT
Several c omponentsmustbe removed and specialtools usedin order
to changethe mower'stransmissiondrivebelt. See yourSearsor other
qualifiedservicedealerto havethe transmissiondrivebelt replaced.
FUSE
Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting, a lwaysdisengageblades,
stop engineand removekey to preventunintendedstarting.
A 20 Ampfuse is installedin your mower'swiringharnessto protect
the mower'selectricalsystemfrom damagecausedby excessive
amperage.
If the electricalsystemdoes notfunction,or yourmower'senginewill
notcrank,first checkto be certainthat the fuse has not blown.It is
locatednear the battery.
Alwaysuse a replacement f use with the same amperagecapacityas
the blownfuse.
Deckidler
Figure29
5. Removethebelt from aroundall pulleys.
6. Routethe newbelt as illustratedin Figure30.
7. Retightenthe nuts and bolts which secureeach idler pulley.
8. Reattachthe belt keeperand belt cover.
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