Sears 917.259567 owner manual Ervice and Adjustments, Replace Mower, Blade, Drive Belt

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ERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

TO

REPLACE MOWER

BLADE

DRIVE BELT

WiTH PARKmNG BRAKE "ENGAGED"

(See Fig.

24)

 

 

 

The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without tools.

 

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake.

 

BELT REMOVAL

 

 

 

®

Remove

mower from

tractor (See

"TO REMOVE

NUT "A"

 

MOWER" in this section of this manual).

 

 

=Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulleys. ® Pull belt away from mower.

BELT INSTALLATION -

Install new belt in reverse order of removal.

Make sure bett is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides.

Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.

FiG. 25

JAM NUT

ATmNGARM

MANDRELIDLER

PULLEYPULLEYS

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT

(See Fig. 26)

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest.

=Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual.)

,Remove upper belt keeper.

\

MANDREL

PULLEY

FiG. 24

TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 25)

Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the right side of the transaxle.

if tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted.

oDepress clutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake.

Measure distance between brake operating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.

•If distance is other than 1-1/2", loosen jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance becomes 1-1/2". Retighten jam nut against nut "A'.

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 necessary. Contact your nearest au- thorized service center/department.

=Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Remove belt

upwards from transaxle pulley by deflecting belt keep- ers.

oPull belt toward front of tractor and remove downwards from around engine pulley.

. Install new belt by reversing above procedure.

iMPORTANT: MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS

POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TAB.

PULLEY

_CATOR

CLUTCHINGTABS iDLER

JPPER BELT

KEEPER

IDLER

TRANSAXLE_

PULLEY

FIG, 26

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