Craftsman 247.28919 Parking Brake Adjustment, Changing the Transmission Drive, Belt Guard

iMPORTANT: The V-beltfoundon yourtractoris speciallydesigned to engageanddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan bedangerousby notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworking machine,useidenticalequipmentbeltsas listedin the partspagesof thisOperator'sManual.

Tochangeor replacethe deckbelt onyourtractor,proceedas follows:

1.Removethe deckas instructedearlier inthis section.

2.Removethe beltcoversfromthe spindlepulleysby removingthe hexscrewsthatfastenthecoversto the deck.SeeFig. 23,

3.It mayalso benecessaryto loosenthe hex nuton the left idler pulleyto getthe belt offthe pulleyandaroundthe beltguard.

4.Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe twospindle pulleysandthetwo deckidlerpulleys,SeeFig,23,

5.Toplacethe newbelt,beginby routingthe belt aroundthe two outerspindlepulleysas shownin Fig,23,

6.Thenroutethe beltaroundthe twodeck idlerpulleysas shownin Fig. 23,

7.Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.

8.Remountthebelt guardsremovedearlier,

9.Re-installthedeck, makingsurethe belt remainsroutedaround

the pulleysas instructedThecompletebelt.routingisshownin Fig,23.

10.Pullthe rightside ofthe belt,and placethe narrowVside of the belt intothe PTOpulley.

11.Whileholdingthe belt andpulleytogether,rotatethe pulleyto the left. Continueholdingand rotatingthe pulleyandbelt untilthe belt is fullyrolledinto the PTOpulley.

PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis runningAlways. disengagePTO(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutral position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo a completestopwhenthe clutch-brake pedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan roll withthe parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis inneedof adjustment.

Contactthe nearestParts& RepairService Centerto haveyour brakesserviced.

To locatethe nearest Parts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule service,contact1-800-4-MY-HOME®.

CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE

BELT

NOTE: Severalcomponentsmust beremovedandspecialtools(i.e. air/impactwrench)inorderto changethetractor'sdrivebelt. Contact

the nearest Parts& Repair Service Centerto haveyourtransmis- sion drivebelt serviced.

To locatethe nearest Parts& RepairServiceCenteror to schedule service, contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.

This portion of the belt routes around

the PTO Pulley

He× Washer Screws

Belt Cover

Belt Guard	_oo Deck,d,er Pu,,ey
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Figure 23

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