Sears 917.25148 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS,
o Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake,
o Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position.
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key,
Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped,
o Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug,
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Figi 20) .... TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
o Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting driveway,. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS on page 3 of this manual)..
Lower mower to its lowest position. If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust
o Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas- your mower.
sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from bracket SiDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs_ 20 and 21)
° Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at o Raise mower to its highest position.
deck and disengage arms from deck° ° Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground
° Raise attachment lift to its highest position., level at front corners of mower. Distance "A" on both
o Remove two retainer springs from each front link and sides of mower should be the same.
remove links, o if adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
Slide mower forward and remove belt from e!ectric
o To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
clutch pulley, nut on that side.
° Slide mower out from under right side of tractor, o To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE nut on that side.
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR, NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS height about 3/16".
TO INSTALL MOWER ° Recheck measurements after adjusting_
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DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manualr OFCURL
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NUTS LIFT FRONT "" -
LINKS SUSPENSION FIG. 21
ARMsSUSPENS1ON BRACKET _
FRONT MOWER \
BRACKET
CHASSIS
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY
BAR RETAINER
SPRINGS
RETAINER
SPRINGS
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
FIG. 20
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