Craftsman 917.258911 Mbly, Install Mower And Drive Belt, See Figs. 5 and, Check Mower Levelness

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INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT			Place the suspension arms on inward pointing deck
(See Figs. 5 and 7)			pins. If necessary, rock and raise front of mower to
			align deck pins with the ho!es in suspension arms.,
Be sure tractor is on leve! surface and mower suspension
			Retain with double loop retainer springs with loops
arms are raised with attachment	lift control Engage park_		down as shown.
ing brake°			Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left
° Cut and remove ties securing	anti-sway bar and belts.,		footrest and retain with double loop retainer spring.,
Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck.		o	Turn height adjustment knob clockwise to remove

=Slide mower under tractorwith discharge guard to right side of tractor.

IMPORTANT: CHECK BELT FOR PROPER ROUTING IN ALL MOWER PULLEY GROOVES. INSTALL BELT INTO

ELECTRIC CLUTCH PULLEY GROOVE,,

°Instal! one front link in top hole of the LH. front mower bracket and L,.Hofront suspension bracket, Retain with two single loop retainer springs as shown.

=Install second front link inRoHofront suspension bracket

only and retain with single loop retainer spring as shown.

°Slide right side of mower back and install link in top hole of RoH. front mower bracket., Retain with single loop retainer spring as shown°

°Turn height adjustment knob counterclockwise until it stops.,

=Lower mower linkage with attachment iift control.

slack from mower suspension,,

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Raise deck to highest position.,

eAdjust gauge wheels before operating mower as shown in the Operation section of this manual.

CHECK MOWER LEVELNESS

For best cutting results, mower should be propedy leveled. See "TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the Service and

Adjustments section of this manual

CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL BELTS

See the figures that are shown for replacing motion, mower drive, and mower blade drive belts in the Service and Adjustments section of this manual., Verify that the belts are routed correctly,

				FRONT
	DOUBLE LOOP	SUSPENSION		SUSPENSION
	RETAINER	ARMS		BRACKETS
CHASSIS	SPRING (Outward	FRONT
BRACKET	pointing deck pins)
		MOWER		ELECTRIC
		BRACKET	_'	CLUTCH
		FRONT		PULLEY

			SINGLE LOOP
			RETAINER
			SPRINGS
GAUGE	/	ANTI-SWAY
WHEEL
		BAR	DISCHARGE
	DOUBLE
			GUARD
	LOOP	/
	RETAINER
	SPRING
		IDLER
		PULLEY

FIG. 5

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