Sears 917.255741 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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RETAINER
SPRING
FIGURE 32
FIGURE 33
TRANSAXLE
PULLEY
BELT GUIDE
BRACKET
BELT
RETAINER
SPRING
SHIFT GATE
REPLACE TRACTOR MOTION DRIVE BELT
The tractor Drive Belt may be replaced without tools, Park
the tractor on level area, Engage Parking Brake, NOTE:
BELT INSTALLATION DECAL UNDER LEFT FOOT-
REST.
a, Remove mower. (See Mower Section, page 20).
b. Remove two Retainer Springs from Belt Guide Bracket
below Transaxte Pulteyo Remove Bracket (Fig. 32),.
c Swing Belt Guides away from Belt, toward rear of trac-
tor (Fig 32)
d Roll Belt over top of Transaxle Pulley
e Roll Belt over Engine Pulley and off idler IFig 34).
f Release Parking Brake Pull Belt as far as possible over
top of Clutch Pulfey
g Reset Parking Brake° Pull Belt over top of Clutch Putley
(Fig 34)
h Pull Belt out through Shift Gate to remove from tree,
tor (Fig 33)
Install Belt by reversing above procedure, NOTE: RE
PLACE ONLYWlTH BELT LISTED IN MANUAL,
4. CLEAN BATTERY AND TERMINALS
Corrosion and dirt on the Battery and Terminals cause
the Battery to =_leak" power
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX-
PLOSIVE GASES, KEEP SPARKS, FLAME,
AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY
FROM BATTERIES ALWAYS SHIELD
YOUR EYES AROUND BATTERIES,
a Disconnect BLACK Battery Cable then RED Battery
Cable and remove Battery from Tractor Wash Battery
with four tablespoons of bak;ng soda to one gallon of
water. NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET THE SODA
SOLUTION INTO THE CELLS. Rinse the Battery with
plain water, dry and reinstall on Tractor
b, Clean Terminals and Battery Cable ends w:th a w:re
brush unti! bright, Replace Battery Cables, connecting
RED Battery Cable to Pos;tlve Term;nal f rst ;hen
BLACK Battery Cabie to Negat ve Term ha!, Coat tet,.
minal connections with VasoFne:
CLUTCH
PULLEY
ENGINE
PULLEY /
DRIVE BELT
SCHEMATIC
L.H. SIDE
BELT GUIDE
REAR
VIEWED FROM BOTTOM OF TRACTOR
FIGURE 34
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