Craftsman 917.27306 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
Install belt in both idlers. Make sure belt
is in both belt keepers at the idlers as
shown.
Install new bolt onto electric clutch pul-
ley.
Roll belt into upper groove of left hand
mandrel pulley.
Carefully check belt routing making sure
belt is in the grooves correctly and
inside bolt keepers.
Reassemble left hand mandrel cover.
Screws
Left Hand
Cover
Idler Spdng Electdc
Pulleys Clutch
Primary
IdlerArm
LeftI.
Mandrel
Mower
Drive Belt
Belt
Keepers
Boltin
Mower
Housing
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake.
Remove mower ddve belt (See =TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
thissection ofthis manual).
Remove mower (See =TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this manual).
Remove screws from right hand man-
drel cover and remove cover. Unhook
spring from bolt on mower housing.
Carefully roll belt off righthand mandrel
pulley.
Remove belt from center mandrel pul-
ley, idler pulley, and left hand mandrel
pulley.
Remove any dirt or grass which may .
have _Lccumulated around mandrels ana
entire upper deck surface.
Check secondary idlerarm and idler to
see that they rotate freely.
_Be sure spring is h,.o_hkedin secondary
idler arm and sway bar bracket.
Install new belt in lower groove of left
hand mandrel pulley, idlerpulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
Roll belt over right hand mandrel pulley.
Make sure belt is in all grooves properly.
Reconnect springto bolt in mower .
housing and reinstalldght hana manare
cover.
Reinstall mower to tractor (See
=INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT"
in the Assembly section of this manual)=.
Reassemble mower drive bolt (See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).
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