Craftsman 917O251550 To Replace Motion Drive Belt See Fig, Front Wheel TOE-IN Adjustment

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VICE AND

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 26)

Park the tractor on level surface_ Engage parking brake_ For ease ofservice there is a belt installationguide decal on bottom of left footrest. Itis not necessary to remove mower.

BELT REMOVAL -

°Engage parking brake (creates slack in belt).

°Remove mower'drive belt from electric clutch pulley

only (See 'q'OREPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in this section of this manual)°

°Roll motion drive belt off transaxle pulley.

-Rol! belt off clutching idler pulleys, then off engine pulley and front Widler pulley,

•Pull belt out of all belt keepers.

BELT INSTALLATION -

•Place V part of belt into grooves on engine pulley and front V-idler,making sure to route bett inside of belt keepers.

•Put belt coming from V-idler above midspan belt keeper, then onto clutching idler pulleys as shown.

°Make sure V part of belt engages V-idler..

°Place belt around transaxle pulley, beginning at top.. V part of belt should engage transaxle pulley.,

•Place long lower section of belt through loop in midspan belt keeper_

•Check to be sure belt is on proper side of all bett keepers°

•Reinstall mower drive belt onto electric clutch puliey

IMPORTANT; CHECK BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

ADJUSTMENTS

FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN ADJUSTMENT

Frontwheel toe-inis required for propersteering operation. Toe-in was set at the factory and adjustmentshould not be necessary., ff parts in the front axle or steering mechanism have been replaced or damaged, check toe-in and adjust if necessary°

TO CHECK TOE-IN (See Fig° 27) -

•Position front wheels straight ahead.

=Measure distance between wheels at front and rear of tires (dimensions "A" and "B").

=Front dimension "A" should be 1/8" to 1/4" Bessthan rear dimension "B'L

TO ADJUST TOE-IN (See Figs. 27 and 28) -

°Loosen jam nuts at adjustment sleeves on tie rod°

°Adjusttie rod until dimension "A" is 1/8"to 1/4" less than dimension "B"_

o Tighten jam nuts securely.

FRONT WHEEL CAMBER

The front wheel camber is not adjustable on your tractor_ If damage has occurred to affect the front wheel camber, contact your nearest authorized service center/depart- ment.

TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT

If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)				FIG, 27
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-
ing wheel and reassemble per instructionsin the Assembly
section of this manual.
	TRACTOR V-BELT DRIVE SCHEMATIC			ADJUSTMENT
	VIEWED FROM LH. SIDE OF TRACTOR
				SLEEVES
	CLUTCHING
	IDLER			JAM
	CLUTCHING		BELT
		\		NUTS
	FLAT IDLER		EEPER
ENGINE
	ABOVE
PULLEY				TIE ROD
	V-IDLER
				NUTS

FIG, 28

BE_'

KEEPERBELT

TWISTS

BELT TRANSAXLE

KEEPER PULLEY

AS VIEWED FROM BOTTOM

FIG, 26

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