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Cleaning, Service and adjustments, Tractor – Craftsman 917.276230 User Manual

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CLEANING
• Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc. of

ail foreign matter.

• Keep finished surfaces and wheels free

of all gasoline, oil, etc.

• Protect painted surfaces with automotive

type wax.

We do not recommend using a garden

hose or pressure washer to clean your

tractor unless the engine and transmis­
sion are covered to keep water out. Water

in engine or transmission will shorten the
useful life of your tractor. Use compressed
air or a leaf blower to remove grass,
leaves and trash from tractor and mower.

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER­
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:

1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

2. Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position.
3. Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
4. Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.
5. Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
6. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot

come in contact with plug.

TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER

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9.

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.

Belt Tension Rod

^ Locking Bracket

Disengaged Position f

Electric Clutch

Suspension Pulley

Go to Other side of mower and discon­
nect rear pin in the same manner.
Remove the four retainer springs and
two flanged pins from front plate as­
sembly and remove plate.
Raise attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
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.

Front Plate Assembly

Single Loop
Retainer Springs

Double Loop
Retainer Springs

Flanged Pins

Rear Mower Pins