Poulan 178379 Service and Adjustments, To Remove Mower See Fig, To Level Mower Housing

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:

•Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

•Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Turn ignition key “OFF” and remove key.

•Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.

•Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.

TRACTOR

TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 17)

Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of tractor.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its lowest position.

•Roll belt off engine pulley.

•Remove small retainer spring, and lift clutch spring off pulley bolt.

•Remove large retainer spring, slide collar off and push housing guide out of bracket.

•Disconnect anti-swaybar from chassis bracket by re- moving retainer spring.

•Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets by removing retainer springs.

•Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer springs.

•Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower

out from under tractor.

IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRAC- TOR, REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS AND HOOK THE CLUTCH SPRING INTO SQUARE HOLE IN FRAME.

TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING

Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See “PROD- UCT SPECIFICATIONS” section of this manual). If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust your mower.

SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 18 and 19)

•Raise mower to its highest position.

•At the midpoint of both sides of mower, measure height from bottom edge of mower to ground. Distance “A” on both sides of mower should be the same or within 1/4" of each other.

•If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one side of mower only.

BOTTOM EDGE		BOTTOM EDGE
OF MOWER		OF MOWER
TO GROUND		TO GROUND
“A”	GROUND LINE	“A”

FIG. 18

TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 17)

•Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

•Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right side of tractor.

•Lower lift lever to its lowest position.

•Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.

SUSPENSION ARMS

SMALL RETAINER SPRING

CLUTCH SPRING

RETAINER SPRING

ANTI-SWAY BAR

COLLAR

SQUARE HOLE

ENGINE PULLEY

FRONT LINK

RETAINER SPRINGS (BOTH SIDES)

HOUSING GUIDE	LARGE RETAINER
	SPRING	BRACKET

FIG. 17

19