Craftsman 917.370891 Owner's Manual page 16

A WARNING: To avoid serious injury,
before performing any service and
adjustments:
1. Releasecontrol bar and stop engine.
2. Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT" in
the Operation section of this manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the
rear wheels of your mower, is provided to
minimize the possibility that objects will
be thrown out of the rear of the mower
into the operator mowing position. Re-
place the deflector if damaged.
TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
NOTE: Before tipping lawn mower to
remove drive belt, empty fuel tank by run-
ning engine until fuel tank is empty.
1. Turn lawn mower on its side with air filter
and carburetor up.
2. Remove blade bolt, Iockwasher, hard-
ened washer and blade.
3. Remove debris shield.
4. Remove rear baffle.
5. Disconnect return spring from rear baffle
/ rear gearcase belt keeper.
6. Disconnect cable from rear gearcase.
7. Remove drive cover.
8. Remove front belt keeper.
9. Remove beltfrom front gearcase pulley.
10. Remove all three idler pulleys from idler
assembly.
11. Remove belt from blade adapter/engine
pulley and idler assembly.
12. Remove rear gearcase pulley by clamp-
ing locking pliars to input shaft (beneath
pulley) and loosening pulley with a 9/16"
box wrench.
13. Remove old belt from mower and
discard.
Rear
baffle
Debris
Blade
Hardened washer
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Lockwasher
Blade bolt
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