Craftsman 88998 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
5. Removethescrewandflangenutwhichsecuresthe beltkeeper
rodtotheleft sideofthemower'sframe.SeeFigure24.
13. Pulltheclick pinoutand unhookthe drivespringcablefromthe
idlerarmassembly.SeeFigure26.
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Figure24
Removethebeltkeeperrodandremovethedeckbeltfrom
aroundthemower'senginepulley.
Lookingatthecuttingdeckfromtheleft side,locateandcarefully
removethehairpinclipsthatsecurethedecksupportson therear
left sideandfrontleftsideofthedeck.SeeFigure25.
Lift Arm
Figure26
14. Gentlyslidethecuttingdeckto theright,outfrombeneaththemower.
Toinstallthecuttingdeck,followtheabovestepsinthe oppositeorder
and mannerofremoval.
Figure25
8. Repeatthepreviousstepon themower'srightside.
9. Carefullyremovethefrontdeck supportsfromthe decklift arms,
Figure25.
10. Carefullyunhookthe mower'sliftassemblyfromthereardeck
supports.
11. Usethedeck heightleverto raisethe lift assemblytoits highest
position.
12. Removethewoodenblocksfromunderthedeckandgentlyslide
thecuttingdecktowardtherearofthemachine.
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