How to remove the mower housing, How to install the mower housing, Service and adjustment – Sears 502.25502 User Manual

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT

HOW TO REMOVE THE MOWER HOUSING

Move the lih lever lo ¡he MIDDLE position

Move the blade engagement control lever to the

DISENGAGE position

Disconnect the blade drive link from the pivot rod and

bracket assembly See illustration C below

Remove the hair pins that hold the hangers to the adjuster

plates See illustrations "A’" and ‘'0' below

Move the mower housing to the lefi until the right side

hanger separates from the adjuster plate Then move the
mower housing to the right until the left side hanger
separates from the adjuster plate

Remove the long pin from the from suspension bracket See

illustration 'D" below

Remove the mower drive belt from the stack puitey Slide the

mower drive belt between the stack pulley and the belt

guide

Completely turn the steering wheel to the right Pull the

mower housing away from the left side of the uni:

HOW TO INSTALL THE MOWER HOUSING

Completely turn the steering wheel lo the right Push the

mower housing under the left side of the unit

Slide the mower drive belt between the stack pulley and the

belt guide Put the mower drive belt around the stack pulley
Make sure the "V" side of the mower drive belt is against the
stack pulley Make sure the drive belt is not twisted

Attach the mower housing to the front suspension bracket

with the long pin Fasten with the washer and hair pin See
illustration ' D" below

Attach the rear hangers to the adjuster plates fasten with

the hair pins See illustrations 'A" and ''B" below

Connect the blade drive link to the pivot rod and bracket

assembly Fasten with a clevis pin and a hair pin See iHustration
"C" below

Move the blade engagement control lever to the ENGAGE

position Make sure the mower drive belt is inside all the

belt guides

Check the operation of the blade engagement control lever

See the instructions on "How To Adjust The Blade Engagement

Control Lever '

Make sure the mower housing is level See the instructions

How To Level The Mower Housing" in the maintenance

section of this book