Craftsman 247.28980 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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10. Gentlyslidethe cuttingdeck(fromthe rightside)outfrom
underneaththe tractor.
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CHANGING THE DECK BELT
TheV-beltsfoundon yourtractorarespeciallydesignedto engage
anddisengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcanbedanger-
ous bynotdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,
use factoryapprovedbeltsas listedin the PartsListmanualincluded
withthis product..
All beltsonyourtractoraresubjectto wearandshouldbereplacedif
any signsofweararepresent.Tochangeor replacethedeckbelt on
yourtractor,proceedasfollows:
1. Removethe deckas instructedon page20.
2. Removethe beltcoversfromtheouter spindlesby removingthe
hexwasherscrewsthatfastenthemto the deck.SeeFigure14.
HexWasherScrews
)indlePulley
/ BeltCover
BeltGuard
D'eckIdlerPulley:
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Itmayalsobe necessaryto loosenthehexnut onthe left idler
pulleytogetthe beltoff the pulleyandaroundthebeltguard.
Carefullyremovethe deckbeltfromaroundthe two spindle
pulleysandthe twodeckidlerpulleys.SeeFigure14.
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