Parking Brake Adjustment; Changing The Transmission Drive Belt - Craftsman 247.203730 Operator's Manual

Tochange or replace the deckbelt onyourtractor,proceed asfollows:
Remove t he deckasinstructedearlierinthissection.
1. Remove t he belt covers from thespindlepulleys byremoving the hexscrews
thatfastenthe covers to the deck.SeeFigure 21.
2. It mayalsobenecessary t o loosenthe hexnut onthe left deckidlerpulleyto
get the beltoffthe pulleyandaroundthe belt guard.
3. Carefully remove the deckbeltfrom aroundthetwo spindlepulleys andthe
two deckidlerpulleys.SeeFigure 21.
4. Toplacethe newbelt, beginbyroutingthe beltaroundthe two outerspindle
pulleys asshownin Figure 21.
5. Thenroutethe belt around the two deckidler pulleys asshownin Figure 21.
6. Retighten the belt keeper r odloosened earlier.
7. Remount t he belt guards removed earlier.
8. Re-install t he deck,makingsurethe belt remains routedaroundthe pulleys
asinstructed. T hecompletebelt routingisshowninFigure 21.
9. Pullthe right sideofthe belt, andplacethe narrowVsideofthe beltinto the
PTO pulley.
10. Whileholding the beltandpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the left.
Continue holdingandrotatingthe pulleyandbeltuntil the belt isfully rolled
into the PTO pulley.
ParkingBrake Adjustment
Neverattempt to adjustthe brakeswhilethe engine isrunning. Always
[disengagePTO (BladeEngage Lever), moveshift leverinto neutralposition,
[stop engine and removekeyto prevent unintendedstarting.
Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo acompletestopwhenthe clutch-brake pedal i s
completely depressed, or if the tractor'srearwheels canroll with the parkingbrake
applied,the brakeisin needofadjustment.Contact t he nearest P arts & Repair
ServiceCenter to haveyourbrakes serviced.
Tolocate the nearestParts& RepairServiceCenter or to schedule service,
contact1-800-659-5917.
(:hanging the Transmission Drive Belt
flOTE: S everal components must be removed and special tools (i.e. air/
impact wrench) in order to change the tractor's drive belt. Contact the
nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to have your transmission
drive belt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& Bepair ServiceCenteror to schedule service,
contact1-800-659-5917.
Hex Washer Screws
belt routes around
the PTO Pulley
Figure21
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