Service And Adjustments; Rear Deflector; To Remove Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.370890 Owner's Manual

A WARNING" To avoid serious injury, TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
before performing any service and
adjustments:
1. Release control 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. If the
deflector becomes damaged, it should be
replaced.
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 belt from 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 pNars 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 shield
Blade
Hardened washer
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Drive
chb cover
Lockwasher
Blade bolt
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