Craftsman 917.272281 owner manual To Adjust Brake, To Replace Motion Drive Belt, Belt Installation

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TO ADJUST BRAKE

Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable

brake system which is mounted on the side of the transaxle.

If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stoppingdistance at high speed in highest gear on a level dry concrete or paved surface, then brake must be adjusted.

1.Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake.

2.Measure distance between brake

operating arm and nut =A" on brake rod.

3.If distance is other than 1-3/4", loosen

jam nut and turn nut =A" until distance becomes 1-3/4". Retighten jam nut against nut =A".

4.Road test tractor for proper stopping distance as stated above. Readjust if necessary. If stopping distance is still greater than six (6) feet in highest gear, further maintenance is neces- sary. Contact a Sears or other qualified service center.

With parking brake "Engaged"

Nut

J_m Nut

Operating

Do not touch this nut. If further brake

adjustment is necessary 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 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.Disconnect clutch wire harness.

3.Remove clutch locater.

4.Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.

5.Remove belt downward from engine pulley and around electric clutch.

6.Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over cooling fan blades.

7.Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt away from tractor.

BELT INSTALLATION -

1.Carefully work new belt down around transmission cooling fan and onto the input pulley.

2.Slide belt into the center span keeper.

3.Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll belt around electric clutch and onto

engine pulley.

4.Install belt through stationary idler and clutching idler.

5.Reinstall clutch locater and tighten nut securely.

6.Reconnect clutch harness.

7.Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves

and inside all belt guides and keep- ers.

8.Install mower (See =TO INSTALL

MOWER" in this section of manual).

Electric

Clutch

Clutchor

Clutching_

Idler

Stationary_

Idler

Center Span 1_"

Keeper

Input Pulley

Transmission

Harness

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