Craftsman 917.273322 owner manual To Replace Mower Blade Drive Belt, Install Mower and Drive Belt

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	Screws	Spring	Electric
Left Hand	Idler	Spring	Electric
Mandrel	Pulleys		Clutch
			Pulley
Cover	Primary
	Idler Arm
	II

	t	Bolt in
	t	Mower
	'"J	Mower
	_7 /	Housing

Left

Hand

Mandrel

Mower

Drive Belt

Belt

Keepers

TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage

parking brake.

•Remove mower drive belt (See "TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in this section of this manual).

•Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE

MOWER" in this section of this manual).

•Remove screws from R.H. mandrel cover and remove cover. Unhook spring from bolt on mower housing.

•Carefully roll belt off R.H. mandrel pulley.

•Remove belt from center mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and L.H. mandrel pulley.

•Remove any dirt or grass which may have accumulated around mandrels and entire upper deck surface.

•Check secondary idler arm and idler to see that they rotate freely.

•Be sure spring is hooked in secondary idler arm and sway-bar bracket.

•Install new belt in lower groove of L.H. mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and center mandrel pulley as shown.

•Roll belt over R.H. mandrel pulley. Make sure belt is in all grooves properly.

•Reconnect spring to bolt in mower housing and reinstall R.H. mandrel cover.

•Reinstall mower to tractor (See

"INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT"

in the Assembly section of this manual).

•Reassemble mower drive belt (See

"TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in this section of this manual).

Left			Center
Hand	Mower Blade		Mandrel
Mandrel	Drive Belt /		Right Hand
		/	Mandrel
			Mandrel
,-	_		Cover

Secondary	_'.	5,
Idler Arm	_;:	;. '
Sprin,	Pulley Sc re/w
Bar Bracket	Pulley Sc re/w

TO ADJUST ATTACHMENT CLUTCH

The electric clutch should provide years of service. The clutch has a built-in brake

that stops the pulley within 5 seconds.

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