Craftsman 917.258911 Service And Adju, TO ADJUST MOTION CONTROL LEVER See Fig, Belt Installation

SERVICE AND ADJU

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TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT

(See Fig. 26)

Park the tractor on level surface,. Engage parking brake_ For ease of service there is a belt installationguide decal on bottom of left footrest.

oRemove mower (See 'q'OREMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual.)

BELT REMOVAL

=Engage parking brake (creates slack in belt)_

•Remove bert from clutching and fan idler pulleys..

°Loosen belt keeper above transaxle pulley.

°Remove belt from transaxie pulley_

°Remove belt from engine pulley and front V-idler pul- ley.,

°Pull belt out of all belt keepers and remove from tractor°

BELT INSTALLATION -

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

•Route belt on right side, coming from V-idler, towards back of tractor, above midspan belt keeper'and to top of transaxle pulley.

°Route belt on left side, coming from engine pulley, towards back of tractor and through loop in mldspan belt keeper.

=Place V part of belt into grooves on transaxle and fan idterpulleys, making sure to route belt insideof all belt keepers°

°Retighten belt keeper above transaxle pulley.

•Place belt around clutching idlers as shown, making sure to route belt inside of all belt keepers.,

-Check to be sure belt is positioned correctly and is on proper side of art belt keepers.

o Reinstall mower,.

IMPORTANT; CHECK BRAKE ADJUSTMENT.

TRACTOR V-BELTDRIVE SCHEMATIC

VIEWED FROM L.H. SIDE OF TRACTOR

CLUTCHINGTRANSAXLE

BELT PULLEY

KEEPER

ENGINE

PULLEY

V-IDLER KEEPER

TO ADJUST MOTION CONTROL LEVER (See Fig. 27)

The motion control lever has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary_

If for any reason the motion control lever will not hold its positionwhile at a selected speed, itmay be adjusted at the friction pack located on the right side of chassis,

•Park tractor on level surfacer Stop tractor by turning

ignition key to "OFF" position and engage parking brake_

=Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position_ o While holding locknut, toosen jam nut

°Tighten tocknut 1/4 turn,

•White holding Iocknut, tighten jam nut securely_

NOTE: if for any reason the effort to move the motion control lever becomes too excessive, reverse the above

adjustment procedure by loosening iocknut 1/4 turn_

Road test tractor after adjustment and repeat procedure if necessary_

LOCKNUT

, JAM NUT

FIG. 27

TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT

Should your transmission require removal for service or replacement, itshould be purged after reinstallation before operating the tractor. See "PURGE TRANSMiSSiON" in Operation section of this manual,

KEEPERBELT

TWISTS

BELTFAN

KEEPER IDLER

AS VIEWED FROM BOTTOM

TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT

if steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer- ir_,gwheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly section of this manual

FIG. 26 24