Craftsman 917.276361 manual To Adjust Attachment Clutch, To Check And Adjust Brake

TO ADJUST ATTACHMENT CLUTCH

The electric clutch should provide years of service. The clutch has a built-in brake

that stops the pulley within 5 seconds. Eventually, the internal brake will wear which may cause the mower blades to not engage, or, to not stop as required.

Adjustments should be made by a Sears or other qualified service center.

1.Make sure attachment clutch and igni- tion switches are in "OFF" position.

2.Adjust the three nylon Iocknuts until

space between clutch plate and rotor measures .012" at all three slot loca-

tions cut in the side of brake plate. NOTE: After installing a new electric clutch, run tractor at full throttle and engage and disengage electric clutch 10 cycles to wear in clutch plate.

Rotor-

Slot (3)

Plate

Nylon Locknut (3)

TO CHECK AND ADJUST BRAKE

If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest speed in highest gear on a level, dry concrete or paved surface, then brake must be checked and adjusted.

TO CHECK BRAKE

1.Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or paved surface, depress clutch/brake pedal all the way down and engage parking brake.

2.Disengage transmission by placing

freewheel control in "transmission dis-

engaged" position. Pull freewheel con- trol out and into the slot and release so

it is held in the disengaged position. The rear wheels must lock and skid when

you try to manually push the tractor for- ward. If the rear wheels rotate, the brake needs to be adjusted or the pads need to be replaced.

TO ADJUST BRAKE

Contact a Sears or other qualified service center.

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For ease of service there is

a belt installation guide decal on bottom of left footrest.

1.Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this man-

ual.)

BELT REMOVAL -

2.Create slack in belt by removing

retainer spring from drive belt tension handle.

3.Remove belt from all idler pulleys, transaxle pulley and then from engine pulley.

BELT INSTALLATION -

1.Install new belt around engine pulley first, then around transaxle pulley and lastly into all the idler pulleys.

2.Check to be sure belt is positioned cor- rectly and is on proper side of all belt keepers.

3.Engage the drive belt tension handle and replace the retainer spring.

4.Reinstall mower.

Retainer
Spring
Drive	Belt
Tension
Handle
Engine	Pulley	Transaxle Pulley
_	Belt Keeper
	Flat	Idler
Belt			Belt
Keeper	"_		Keeper
	Belt		Clutching
V-Idler	Keeper	Clutching	Flat Idler
		Idler

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