Craftsman CX series 247.374880 Operator's Manual page 25

Changing The DeckEngagementBelt f
Shutthe engine offand removeignitionkey beforeremovingthe cutting
blade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyour handsby using heavy
gloves when grasping bladesand pulleys.
TheV-beltsfound on yourmower arespecially designedto engageand
disengagesafely. Asubstitute(non-OEM) V -belt canbe dangerousby not
disengagingcompletely.Fora properworking machine,useidentical
replacement b elts aslisted in parts list of this operator'smanual.
All beltson yourmoweraresubjectto wearandshouldbereplaced if anysigns of
weararepresent.Tochange or replace the deckengagement belt onyourmower,
proceed asfollows:
I. Remove t he cuttingdeckfrom the mowerasinstructed earlierinthis
section.
Fuse
DeckIdler
Figure33
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Avoid pinching injuries.Neverplaceyour fingers on the idler springor
between the belt and apulley while removing the belt.
2. Remove t he belt coverasinstructed earlierinthissection. R eferto Figure 25
on page 22.
3. Remove t he belt keeper a sinstructed earlierin thissection. R eferto Figure
27on page 23.
4. Loosen, but not remove, t he nut andboltwhichsecures e achdeckidler
pulley.SeeFigure 33.
5. Remove t he belt fromaroundall pulleys.
6. Route the newbeltasillustratedin Figure 33.
7. Retighten the nutsandboltswhichsecure eachidlerpulley.
8. Reattach the belt keeper a ndbeltcover.
ChangingThe DeckTiming Belt
Several components m ustbe removed andspecial toolsusedinorderto change the
mowerdeck'stimingbelt. See yourSears or otherqualifiedservice dealerto have
the decktimingbelt replaced.
Changingthe Transmission DriveBelt
Several components m ustbe removed andspecial toolsusedinorderto change the
mower'stransmission d rivebelt. See yourSears or otherqualifiedservice dealerto
havethe transmission d rivebelt replaced.
Beforeservicing,repairing, o r inspecting, alwaysdisengageblades,stop
engine andremovekeyto prevent unintendedstarting.
A20Ampfuseis installedinyourmower'swiring harness t o protectthe mower's
electrical s ystemfromdamage caused byexcessive a mperage.
Ifthe electrical s ystemdoesnot function,or yourmower'senginewill not crank,
first check to becertainthatthe fusehasnot blown.It islocatednearthe battery.
Alwaysusea replacement fuse with the sameamperagecapacityasthe
blown fuse.
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