Sears 917.25953 Service An, Adjustments, Keeper, TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT See Fig

SERVICE AN

i,

TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT

(See Fig. 26)

The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without tools° Park the tractor on leve! surface° Engage parking brake°

BELT REMOVAL -

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

oWork belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulleys ° Pull belt away from mower°

BELT INSTALLATION -

• Instal[ new belt in reverse order of removal

-Make sure belt is in all putley grooves and inside all belt guides.

°Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.

MANDRELIDLER

PULLEYPULLEYS

MANDREL

PULLEY

FIG, 26

TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 27)

Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the side of the transaxle,

If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted°

-Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake

-Measure distance between brake operating arm and nut "A" on brake rod

-If distance is other than 1-3/4", loosen jam nut and turn

nut "A" until distance becomes 1-3/4". Retighten jam nut against nut "A"..

-Road test tractor for proper stopping distance as stated above. Readjust if necessary. If stopping distance is still greater than six (6) feet in highest gear, further maintenance is necessary. Contact your nearest au- thorized service centeddepartmento

ADJUSTMENTS

i1,11, ii i,,i,,,111,M IIII III I1'I

WITH PARKING BRAKE "ENGAGED"

NUT "A"

G

ARM

DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUT. IF FURTHER

BRAKE ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY

CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED

SERVCE CENTERIDEPARTMENT

FIG. 27

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 28)

Park the tractor on level surface° Engage parking brake_

For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest

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

o Remove upper belt keeper.

•Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.

•Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove

belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over cooling fan blades..

°Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downward from around engine pulley

•Install new belt by reversing above procedure,

IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TABS

ENGINE'---.-.tl,,,.....

PU LLEY _F_, _	_	LOCATOR
CLOTC.,NG_J --TAOS
'	_	UPPER BELT

KEEPER

T RANS M ISSlO N ",}Jr,-.,_.__."_

INPUT PULL__

FIG. 28

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