Sears 536.25587 - Manual (Page 23)

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
A CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS
® Depress brake-dutch pedal and set parking brake.
® Place shift control lever in NEUTRAL position.
® Place attachment dutch lever in DISENGAGED position.
® Turn ignition key OFF and remove key.
® Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
TRAPTflR
TO REMOVE MOWER DECK
Remove mower deck from right side of tractor,
o Place cutting height adjustment pedal in lowest cutting
position by moving memory rod to position 1 and pressing
pedal latch to release cutting height adjustment pedal,
® Turn front wheels ail the way to the left to allow mower deck
hitch to slide past right front wheel
e Remove hairpin colter from mower deck hitch and
remove deck hitch rod from top holes of the front mounting
bracket (see Fig, 23A)„
0 Lower deck hitch.
® Remove hairpin cotter and Flatwasher from hanger pin of
right rear lift arm and slide off right mower deck lift bracket
(see Fig, 23B),
® Remove hairpin cotter and Flatwasher from hanger pin of
ieft rear lift arm and slide off left mower deck lift bracket (see
Fig, 23B),,
® Pul! lower engine pulley belt guides away from pulley (see
Fig. 24).
® Move mower deck fon/vard and remove mower deck drive
belt from lower engine puiiey. Reposition belt guides.
0 Disconnect mower deck engagement cable from mower
clutch cable spring (see Fig., 25)
® Place cutting height adjustment pedal in highest cutting
position.
® Puli mower deck out from under right side of tractor,
TO tNSTALL MOWER DECK
a
Place cutting height adjustment in highest position by
pressing cutting height adjustment pedal all the way down
until it latches. If cutting height is not in highest position, the
deck brackets will hit the lift arms while sliding the deck
under the tractor. ’
• Place mower deck on right side of tractor with
chute deflector away from tractor,
a Turn front wheels of tractor to maximum left turn,
® Lift deck hitch and slide deck under tractor to a centered
position
B From left side of tractor, slide deck rearward. Then connect
mower deck engagement cable to mower clutch cable
spring (see Fig., 25), Be sure open side of spring end is
pointed down (see Fig. 25 inset).
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