To Replace Motion Drive Belt; To Check Brake; Belt Removal; Belt Installation - Craftsman 917.204040 Operator's Manual

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -
1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt
and position of all belt guides and keepers.
2. Disconnect clutch wire harness (A).
3. Remove anti-rotation link (B) on right
side of tractor.
4. Remove belt from stationary idler (C)
and clutching idler (D).
5. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades (F).
6. Remove belt downward from engine
pulley and around electric clutch (G).
7. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the
steering plate (H) and remove from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Install new belt from tractor rear to front,
over the steering plate (H) and above
clutch brake pedal shaft (J).
2. Pull betttoward front oftractor and roll belt
around electric clutch and onto engine
pulley (G).
3. Putt belt toward rear of tractor. Carefully
work belt down around transmission
cooling fan and onto the input pulley (F).
Be sure belt is inside the belt keeper.
4. Install belt through stationary idler (C)
and clutching idler (D).
5. Reinstall anti-rotation link (B) on right
side of tractor. Tighten securely.
6. Reconnect clutch harness (A).
7. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keepers.
8. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL MOW-
ER" in this section of manual).
TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet (1,5
m) to stop at highest speed in highest gear
on a level, dry concrete or paved surface,
then brake must be serviced.
You may also check brake by:
1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or
paved surface, depress brake pedal all
the way down and engage parking brake.
2. Disengage transmission by placing
freewheel control in "transmission dis-
engaged" position. Pull freewheel control
out and into the slot and release so it is
held in the disengaged position.
The rear wheels must lock and skid when
you try to manually push the tractor forward.
If the rear wheels rotate, then the brake
needs to be serviced. Contact a Sears or
other qualified service center.
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