Craftsman 917.258692 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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SERVICE AND,ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake°
Place motion control lever in neutral iN) positlono
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position,
Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key.
Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped°
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with piug.
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TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 20)
Place attachment ciutch in "DISENGAGED" position
Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting
- Lower mower to its Iowesf position
Remove retainer spring holding anl}-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from brackeL
Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at
deck and disengage arms from deck
Raise attachment lift to Its highest position:
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
remove iinks.,
Sitde mower forward and remove bett from eieclric
clutch pulley
Slide mower out from under right side of traclor,
iMPORTANT; iF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS
TO INSTALL MOWER
Farrow procedure described in "iNSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT' in the Assembly section of thismanual
ADJUSTMENT
NUTS UFT FRONT
LINKS SUSPENSION
RRACNET
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust themower white tractor isparked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are property inflated (Sea
"PRODUCT SPECIF1CATtONS" onpage 3of this manual).
Iftires are over or undertnflated, you wll! not properly adjust
your mower
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs, 21 and 22)
Raise mower to its highest position.
Atthe midpoint of both sides ol mower, measure heigltt
from bottom edge ofmower to ground Distance"A"on
both sides of mower should be the same or within 1/4"
of each other,
If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
To raise one side of mower, tighten liftlink adjustment
nul on 1hal side
To lower one side of mower, toosen lilt link adjustmenl
nul on lhal side,,
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut wltl change mower
height about 1/8"
Recheck measurements after adjusting,
CHASSIS
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTi-SWAY
BAR RETAINER
SPRINGS
FIG. 20
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
RETAINER
MOWER
BRACKET