Craftsman 247.37683 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
6. Placebladebellsupporton theblade.Alignnotcheson theblade
bellsupportwithsmallholesin blade.
7. Replacehexboltandtightenhexbolttotorque:450in.Ibs.rain.,
600in.Ibs.max.
Toensuresafeoperationofyourmower,periodicallychecktheblade
boltforcorrecttorque.
BELT CARE
1. Removetwo shoulderscrewssecuringfrontdrivecoverto mower
deck.SeeFigure18.Pressinwardon sidesoffrontdrivecover
andreleasetabsthatsecureit totheheightadjusterbrackets.
Removedrivecoverfrommower.
2. Loosenscrewholdingbelttensionspringtotransmission.See
Figure18inset.Donotremovescrewcompletely.Asyouloosen
it,tensionon thebeltwillbe released.
3. Tipmoweron its sidewiththeairfilterupto accessbeltfrom
undersideofmowerand removebladeasdescribedin the
previoussection.Referto Figure17.
4. Pressinwardon tabontheenginebaffletoreleaseitfromthe
bafflebracket.SeeFigure19.
5. Slidebeltoff ofenginepulleyandthreadthroughtheopeningin
thedeck.SeeFigure20.
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Figure19
NOTE:Whenremovingbelt,thewavewashermayalsobreakfree
fromthecrankshaft.Besuretomakenoteoftheorientationofthis item
forreassembly.
6. Replacewith newbelt,makingsurebeltisfirmlyseatedonengine
pulleywhilepullingfromtheothersideandslidingitaroundthe
transmissionpulley.
7. Reattachenginebaffleand reassemblebladeasdescribedin the
previoussection.
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Figure20
Turnmowerbackoverand makesurebeltisseatedonthe
transmissionpulley.Tightenscrewloosenedearlierto securebelt
tensionspringtothetransmission.
Reassemblefrontdrivecover.
Figure18