Craftsman 247.88933 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Beforeperforminganytypeof maintenanceonthe machine,waitfor
all partsto stopmovinganddisconnectthesparkplugwire,Failure
to followthisinstructioncouldresultin personaliniuryor property
damage,
REMOVING THE BELT COVER
Thebelt covermustberemovedto performseveralmaintenanceand
serviceprocedures,Followthe instructionsbelowto removethe belt
cover,
1, Stopengine,waitfor all partsto stopmoving,anddisconnect
sparkplugwire,
2, Removethethreescrewsandwashersholdingthe coverto the
frame,Figure14,
3, Removethebelt cover,
4, Toreinstallthe beltcover,placethe coverinpositionandfasten
usingthreescrewsandwashersremovedearlier,
Donot operateunit withoutbeltcoverinstalled,Failuretofollowthis
instructioncouldresultin personaliniuryor propertydamage,
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Figure14
REMOVING THE MOWER DECK
Whenservicingthe undersideof the mowerdeckforany reason,the
cuttingdeckshouldfirstberemoved,Followthe instructionsbelowto
removethe cuttingdeck:
1, Stoptheengine,waitfor allpartsto stopmoving,anddisconnect
sparkplugwire,
2, Releaseall mowercontrols,
3, Removebelt coveras instructedunder"'Removingthe
BeltCover,"
4, Usethe deckheightlevertomovethe cuttingdeckto its
highestposition,
5, Placesmallwoodenblocksunderthe deck,
6, Usethe deckheightlevertolowerthe deckso thatit restsupon
the woodenblocks,
7, Lookingat thecuttingdeckfromtheleftside of themower,locate
the hairpinclipthatsecuresthe decksupportrodon the rearleft
side ofthedeck,Figure15,
8, Removethe hairpinclip thatsecuresthesupportrod, andcare-
fully removethe decksupportfromthedeck liftarm,Figure15,
9, Repeatsteps7 and8 onthe mower'srightside,When complete,
all four hairpinclipsshouldbe removed,
10, Pushthe cuttingdeckto the leftto unhooktheliftassemblyfrom
the deck,
11, Usethe deckheightlevertoraisethecuttingdeckto its highest
position,
12, Removethe woodenblocksfromunderthe deck,
13, Removethe drivebelt as instructedunder"Replacingthe Drive
Belt"instructions,
14, Slidethe cuttingdecktowardsthe rearof the unit,
15, Unhookthe drivespringcane fromthe idlerarmassembly,
Figure16,
16, Removethe cuttingdeck,
17, Toinstallthe cuttingdeck,followthe abovestepsin reverseorder,
Figure15
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