Changing The Transmission Drive Belt - Craftsman 247.288852 Operator's Manual

iMPORTANT: The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned
to engageand disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan
be dangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking
machine,useidenticalequipmentbelts as listedin the parts pagesof
this Operator'sManual.
Tochangeor replacethedeck belt on yourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethedeck as instructedearlier in this section.
2. Removethebelt coversfrom the spindlepulleysby removing the
hexscrewsthat fastenthe coversto the deck.See Fig. 23.
3. Loosenthe hex nutson thedeck idler pulleysto get the beltoff
(and on) the pulleysand aroundthe beltguards.After loosening
the deck idlerpulleys,rotatethe beltguide out of theway on the
rightidler pulleyto remove(and reinstall)the belt.
4. Carefullyremovethe deck beltfrom aroundthe two spindle
pulleysand thetwo deck idler pulleys.See Fig.23.
5. Toplacethe newbelt, begin by routingthe beltaroundthe two
outerspindlepulleysas shownin Fig. 23.
6. Thenroutethe beltaroundthe two deck idler pulleysas shownin
Fig. 23.
7. Retightenthe belt keeperrod loosenedearlier.
8. Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlier.
9. Re-installthe deck,makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround
the pulleysas instructed.Thecompletebelt routingis shownin
Fig. 23.
10. Pull the rightsideof thebelt, and placethe narrowV sideof the
belt intothe PTOpulley.
11. Whileholdingthe beltand pulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the
left. Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyand beltuntil thebelt
is fully rolledintothe PTOpulley.
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PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Neverattempttoadjustthe brakeswhilethe engineis running.Always
disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever), m oveshiftleverintoneutral
3osition,stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended starting.
If the tractordoesnotcome to a completestop whentheclutch-brake
pedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll
with the parkingbrakeapplied,thebrakeis in need of adjustment.
Contactthe nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to haveyour
brakesserviced.
To locatethe nearest Parts& RepairService Centeror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
NOTE: Severalcomponents mustbe removedand specialtools (i.e.
air/impactwrench)in orderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt. Contact
the nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to haveyourtransmis-
siondrivebelt serviced.
To locatethe nearest Parts& RepairService Centeror to schedule
service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
He× Washer Screws
This portion of the
belt routes around
the PTO Pulley
Belt Cover
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Figure 23
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