Sears 917.25156 owner manual To Replace Motion Drive Belt See Fig, To Adjust Motion Control Lever

AND ADJUSTMENTS

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 26)

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For ease of service there isa beltinstallationguidedecal on bottom of left footrest,

•Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual..)

BELT REMOVAL -

°Engage parking brake (creates slack in belt).

°Remove belt from clutching and fan idler pulleys. = Remove belt from transaxle pulley.

=Remove belt from engine pulley and front V-idler pulley.

°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 midspan belt keeper.

•Place V part of belt into grooves on transaxle and fan idler pulleys, making sure to route belt inside of all belt keepers.

°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 all belt keepers_

°Reinstall mower°

IMPORTANT: CHECK BRAKE ADJUSTMENT..

TRACTOR V-BELT DRIVE SCHEMATIC

VIEWED FROM LH. SIDE OF TRACTOR

CLUTCHINGTRANSAXLE

CLUTCHING IDLER BELT FLAT

ENGINEABOVE BELT

PULLEY V-IDLER KEEPER

BELT

TWISTS

BELT

KEEPER

FAN

IDLER

AS VIEWED FROM BOTTOM

FIG. 26

TO ADJUST MOTION CONTROL LEVER

(See Fig. 27)

The motion controllever'has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary.

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

•Park tractor on level surface° Stop tractor by turning

ignition key to "OFF" position and engage parking brake,

°Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position_

•While holding Iocknut, loosen jam nut

°Tighten Iocknut 1/4 turn.

°While holdingIocknut, tighten jam nut securely.

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

adjustment procedure by loosening locknut I/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, it shouldbe purged after reinstaUationbefore operating the tractor. See "PURGE TRANSMISSION" in

Operation section of this manual.

TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT

tf steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) when wheels are positionedstra{ght forward, remove steer-

ingwheel and reassemble per instructionsin the Assembly section of this manual.

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