Craftsman 917.258911 To Remove Mower See Fig, To Level Mower Housing, Remove the Front Links

ERViCE A ADJUSTMENTS

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CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:

•Depress clutch!brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position,

oPlace attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.

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o Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key,

DMake 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 REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 18)

oPlace attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.

=Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting.

,Lower mower to its lowest position°

- Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas- sis bracket and disengage antt-swaybar from bracket.

,Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at deck and disengage arms from deck.

°Raise attachment lift to its highest position.

•Remove two retainer springs from each front link and remove links.

•Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric clutch pulleyo

o Slide mower out from under right side of tractor°

IMPORTANT; IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE

MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,

REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS..

TO INSTALL MOWER

Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual

FRONT

SUSPENSION

LIFTBRACKET

TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING

Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on _evelground or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 of this manual). iftires are over or underinflated, you will not properIy adjust your mower°

SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 18 and 19)

•Raise mower to its highest position.

•Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground level at front corners of mower. Distance "A" on both sides of mower should be the same.

°if adjustment is necessary, make adjustment 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 leftlink adjustment nut on that side.

NOTE: Each half turn of adjustment nutwill change mower height about 3/16".

,Recheck measurements after adjusting,

BOTTOM	BOTTOM
OF CURL	OF CURL

SUSPENSION	ADJUSTMENT	LINKS	A	A
ARMS
	NUTS	FRONT MOWER	"_	19
CHASSIS		BRACKET "_	FIG.

ELECTRIC

CLUTCH

PULLEY

FRONT

SUSPENSION

BRACKET

RETAINER

SPRING, FRONT MOWER

BRACKET

ANT-SWAY	RETAINER
BAR	SPRINGS	_=,

FIG. 18

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