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Craftsman 917.255723 Owner's Manual page 10

10 h.p. 36" riding lawn tractor electric start

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LIFT LEVER
PLUNGER
LIFT
LEVER
TOP
OF
FLANGE
A
FIGURE
15
SIDE -TO-SIDE
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ADJUSTMENT
TRUNNION
FIGURE
16
FIGURE
17
REAR
SUSPENSION
TRUNNION
REAR
SUSPENSION
TRUNNION
NUT
"F"
-~·"--"
FIGURE 18
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
A
I
NUT"B"
LEVEL MOWER FROM
SIDE
TO SIDE
SEE
MOWER ADJUSTMENT,
PAGE 9.
1.
Park
tractor on
level surface.
Depress
Lift
Lever Plunger
and use
Lift Lever to
raise mower
to
maximum
cutting
height.
2. Measure
height
of Top of Flange
to
level
surface at front
of
mower.
Distance "A" should
be
the
same (Fig.
15).
3. If distance
"A" needs
to
be
changed,
snap
out
Access Hole
Cover
on
L.H. side
above
Footrest- Use
9/
16"
wrench
on
Nuts "B" and
"c"
at
Side-To-Side
Adjustment
Trunnion
(F ig.
16).
4.
To
raise left
s1de
of
mower,
loosen Nut
"s"
and tighten
Nut"c"
5. To lower left
side of
mower, loosen Nut
"
c
"
and
t
ighten
Nut "B".
NOTE: ONE
ROTATION OF
ADJUSTM
ENT
NUTS
IS
EQUIVALENT
TO APPROX
IMATELY
3/
16"
HEIGHT
CHANGE.
6.
Be sure
all
nuts are
securely
tightened.
NOTE:
SEE MOWER
ADJUSTMENT,
FRONT-TO-REAR,
BELOW.
ADJUST MOWER FROM
FRONT
TO REAR
1.
To
obtain
the
best
cutting results, your
Mower
Housing
should be
adjusted
so the
Front
and
Rear
Flange distance
"D" (F
ig.
17)
is
5/1 6"
lower
in front
when the mower is
positioned
in
the
t>i~hest
cutting position
.
NOTE:
MEAS-
URE DISTANCE
1
D"
FROM SURFACE
TO
RIGHT
REAR
FLANG
E AND
COMPARE TO DISTANCE
"D" AT
RIGHT
FRONT
FLANG
E.
2. To raise
rear
of
mower,
loosen
Nut
''E"
on
both Rear Sus·
pension
Arms. Screw both
Nuts ''F"
up
EQUAL NUMBER
OF TURNS
(Fig.
18).
3. When
distance
"D
"
is
5/16"
lower
at
front than
rear, tight-
en
Nut "E".
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4. To
lower rear
of mower, loosen
Nut
"F" on both Rear
Suspension
A
rms
an
EQUAL NUMBER OF TURNS (F ig.
18).
5.
When
d
istance
"D
"
is
5/
16"
lower
at
front
t
han
rear,
re-
t ighten Nuts "E".
NOTE: WHEN ADJUSTING
REAR
SUSPENSION
TRUN-
NIONS, ALWAYS ADJUST BOTH EQUALLY SO MOWER
WILL STAY
LEVEL.

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