Craftsman 917.270822 owner manual To Remove Mower, To Level Mower Housing, To Install Mower

._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 LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
TO REMOVE MOWER	Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on

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

•Place attachment clutch in "DISEN-

GAGED" position.

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

Roll belt off engine pulley.

:Disconnect clutch rod from clutch lever

by removing retainer spring.

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

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

•Disconnect front links from deck by re- moving retainer springs.

•Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower out from under trac-

tor.

IMPORTANT: If an attachment other than the mower deck is to be mounted on the tractor, remove the front links.

Clutch

Clutchine Suspen ;ion Arms

level ground or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See PRODUCT

SPECIFICATIONS"). If tires are over or

underinflated, you will not properly adjust

your mower.

SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT

: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 adjust- ment on one side of mower only.

•To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment nut on that side.

•To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment nut on that side.

NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower height about 1/8".

• Recheck measurements after adjusting.

Bottom Edge	_	_	Bottom Edge
of Mower to	h_	I-_ II	of Mower to
Ground,	_,l!_==J	1--.31_1Ground

(_	Suspension
Front
	_L---_		Lift Link
/ I	_°_"_-_	----J"	Adjust ment

,Retainer

Retainer

Spring

Anti-Swaybar\

TO INSTALL MOWER

•Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

•Slide mower under tractor with dis- charge guard to right side of tractor.

•Lower lift lever to its lowest position.

•Install mower in reverse order of re- moval instructions.

Nut

FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side-to-

side. If the following front-to-back adjust- ment is necessary be sure to adjust both

front links equally so mower will stay level side-to-s_de.

To obtain the best cutting results, the mower housing should be adjusted so that

the front is approximately 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear when the mower is in

its highest position.

Check adjustment on right side of tractor. Measure distance 'D" directly in front and

behind the mandrel at bottom edge of mower housing as shown.

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