Craftsman 917.276240 - Manual (Page 23)

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
A
WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER­
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
2. Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
3. Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.
4. Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
5. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER
1. Place attachment clutch in “DISEN­
GAGED” position.
2. Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest
position.
3. Disengage belt tension rod from lock
- bracket.
A CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring
loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and re­
lease slowly.
4. Remove mower belt from electric
clutch pulley.
5. DISCONNECT REAR MOWER PINS
FIRST - Pull out the spring loaded pin,
disconnect suspension arm from pin
and release pin.
6. Go to other side of mower and discon­
nect rear pin in the same manner.
7. Remove the four retainer springs and
two flanged pins from front plate as­
sembly and remove plate.
8. Raise attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
Belt Tension Rod
/Locking
Bracket
9. Turn tractor steering wheel to the left
as far as it will go.
10. Slide mower out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in “INSTALL
MOWER AND DRIVE BELT” in the As­
sembly section of this manual.
NOTE: You
will need to reattach front plate assembly
to tractor after sliding mower under the
tractor.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked
on level ground or driveway. Make sure
tires are properly inflated (See “PROD­
UCT SPECIFICATIONS” section of this
manual). If tires are over or underinflated,
you will not properly adjust your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
• Raise mower to its highest position.
• Measure height from bottom edge of
mower to ground level at front corners
of mower. Distance “A” on both sides of
mower should be the same.