Craftsman 247.889980 manual Changing The Transmission Drive Belt, Fuse

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CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT

CHANGING THE DECK ENGAGEMENT BELT CHANGING THE DECK TIMING BELT

Shutthe engineoffand removeignitionkeybeforeremovingthe cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyour hands usingheavygloveswhengraspingbladesandpulleys.

TheV-beltsfoundonyourmowerarespeciallydesignedto engageand disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcanbedangerousby

notdisengagingcompletelyFora. properworkingmachine,useidenti- I _ca repacementbetsas sted nparts stofthsoperatorsmanua, j

All beltsonyour mowerare subjectto wearand shouldbe replacedif anysignsof weararepresent. To changeor replacethe deckengage- mentbelton yourmower,proceedas follows:

1.Removethe cuttingdeckfromthe moweras instructedearlierin thissection.

Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingerson the idlerspringor betweenthe beltand a pulleywhile removingthe belt

2.Removethe beltcoveras instructedearlierinthis section.Refer to Figure20on page19.

3.Removethe beltkeeperas instructedearlierinthis section.Refer to Figure21onpage19.

4.Loosen,butnot remove,the nutandbolt whichsecureseach deckidlerpulley.See Figure30.

Figure30

5.Removethe beltfromaroundall pulleys.

6.Routethe newbelt as illustratedinFigure30.

7.Retightenthe nutsandboltswhichsecureeachidlerpulley.

8.Reattachthe belt keeperandbelt cover.

Severalcomponentsmustbe removedand specialtoolsusedin orderto changethe mowerdeck'stimingbelt. SeeyourSearsor otherqualifiedservicedealerto havethe decktimingbelt replaced.

CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT

Severalcomponentsmustbe removedand specialtoolsusedinorder to changethe mower'stransmissiondrive belt.Seeyour Searsor other qualifiedservicedealerto havethe transmissiondrivebelt replaced.

FUSE

Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting,alwaysdisengageblades, stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

A20Amp fuseis installedinyour mower'swiringharnessto protect the mower'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedby excessive amperage.

Ifthe electricalsystemdoes notfunction,oryour mower'senginewill not crank,firstcheckto becertainthat thefusehas notblown. Itis locatednearthe battery.

Alwaysuse a replacementfusewiththe sameamperagecapacityas the blownfuse.

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Craftsman 247.889980 manual Changing The Transmission Drive Belt, Fuse