Craftsman 917.98637 Operator's Manual page 25

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TO REPLACE
MOWER BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
The mower
blade drive belt may be replaced
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on level sur-
face.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT REMOVAL-
1.
Remove
mowerfromtractor
(See"TO
RE-
MOVE MOWER"
inthis section of manual).
2.
Work
belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys.
3.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Work
belt around
both
mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
2.
Make
sure
belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides.
3.
Install
mower
(See "To Install
Mower"
in
this section
of this manual).
Mandrel
Idler
Pulle_
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
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.
Remove
beltfrom
stationary
idler (A) and
clutching
idler (B).
3.
Remove
belt from
centerspan
idler (C).
6.
Pull
belt
slack
toward
rear
of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt
upwards
from
transmission
input pulley
and over cool-
ing fan blades
(D).
4.
Remove
belt
downward
from
engine
pulley
(E).
5.
Slide
belt toward
rear of tractor,
off the
steering
plate (F) and remove from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Install
new belt from tractor
rear to front,
over
the
steering
plate
(F) and
above
clutch
brake
pedal
shaft
(G).
2.
Pull belt toward
front of tractor
and roll
belt onto engine
pulley
(E).
3.
Pull belt toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
work
belt
down
around
transmission
cooling
fan and onto the input pulley
(D).
Be sure belt is inside
the belt keeper.
4.
Install
belt on centerspan
idler (C).
5.
Install
belt through
stationary
idler
(A)
and clutching
idler (B).
6.
Make
sure
belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
7.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOW-
ER" in this section
of manual).
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