To Replace Mower Blade Drive Belt; To Check Brake; To Replace Motion Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.25081 Operator's Manual

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 mbwerfromtractor (See"TO RE-
MOVE MOWER"inthissectionofmanual).
2, Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and
idler pplleys.
3. Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INS_FALLAT1ON -
1. Work belt around both mandrel pulleys
and idler pulleys
2. Ensure belt is in all pulley grooves and
inside all belt guides.
31 Instaliimower (See "To Install Mower" in
this section of this manual).
Mandrel Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor requires more than fiv_ (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 waydown and engage parking brake.
2. Disengage transmission by placing
freewheel,control in'_ransmission disen-
gaged" p_sition. 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.
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 ]eft 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).
4. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades (D).
5. Remove belt downward from engine
pulley (E).
6. 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. PulI belttoward 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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