Husqvarna 531 30 96-85 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER VICE OR AD JUST MENTS:
Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
Turn ignition key to “STOP” 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 plug.
TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to the PSI shown on
tires. If tires are over or under inflated, it may affect the
appearance of your lawn and lead you to think the mower
is not adjusted properly.
VISUAL SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 30)
With all tires properly inflated and if your lawn appears un-
evenly cut, determine which side of mower is cutting lower.
NOTE: As desired, you can raise the low side of mower
or lower the high side.
Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.
With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn lift link adjust-
ment nut (A) to the left to lower the mower, or, to the
right to raise the mower.
A
Turn nut left
to lower mower
Turn nut right
to raise mower
Fig. 29
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 29)
Place attachment clutch in “DIS EN GAGED” position.
Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest position.
Disengage belt tension rod (K) from lock bracket (L).
CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring
loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and
release slowly.
Remove mower belt from electric clutch pulley (M).
Disconnect front link (E) from mower - remove retainer
spring and washer.
Go to either side of mower and disconnect mower suspen-
sion arm (A) from chassis and rear lift link (C) from rear
mower bracket (D) - remove retainer springs and washers.
Go to other side of mower and disconnect the suspen-
sion arm and rear lift link.
CAUTION: After rear lift links are discon-
nected, the attachment lift lever will be
spring loaded. Have a tight grip on lift
lever when changing position of the lever.
Fig. 30
From right side of mower, disconnect anti-sway bar (S)
from right rear mower bracket (D) - remove retainer
spring and washer and pull mower toward you until the
bar falls from the hole in bracket.
Turn tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will go.
Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
TO IN STALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in “INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT” in the As sem bly section of this manual.
B
F
M
C
S
E
K
D
L
D
A
C
H