Craftsman 247.28933 - Manual (Page 25)

SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
If excessive play is experienced in the steering wheel, check the pivot
bar for forward/rearward movement.
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Raise the front of the tractor and set it on jack stands, so the front
wheels are suspended above the ground.
Grasping the ends of the pivot bar, attempt to move each end
of the axle forward and rearward to check for side play. There
should be minimal or no side play.
If there is no side play, lower the tractor to the ground and have
the steering linkage inspected by your Sears Parts & Service
Repair Center. If there is side play, tighten the pivot bar as follows:
a. Support the pivot bar, then remove the hex lock nuts secur­
ing the two shoulder bolts that pass through the pivot bar
bracket, the pivot bar, and frame. Refer to Figure 18.
b. Slide a half inch flat washer, with a maximum thickness of
.030 inch, onto each shoulder bolt. Reinstall the shoulder
bolts w/washers and fasten with the two hex lock nuts.
c. Gradually and evenly tighten the hex lock nut while continu­
ing to check the forward/rearward movement of the pivot bar.
Tighten the lock nuts until minimum play, without binding the
pivot bar's up and down movement, is achieved.
CUTTING DECK REMOVAL
To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows:
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Disengage the PTO (Blade Engage) and engage the parking
brake.
Place the deck gauge wheels in their highest setting (lowest deck
setting).
Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the bottom notch
on the right fender.
Looking at the cutting deck from the left side of the tractor, locate
the deck support pin on the rear left side of the deck. Refer to
Figure 19.
Pull the deck support pin outward to release the deck from the
deck lift arm. Pivot the support pin handle downward to lock the
pin in the disengaged position. Refer to Figure 19.
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Move to the right side of the tractor and repeat the previous step
to release the deck from the RH lift arm.
Move the deck lift lever into the top notch on the right fender to
raise deck lift arms up and out of the way.
Carefully slide the cutting deck forward until the front deck hanger
rod can be removed from the slots of the hanger bracket at the
front of the deck.
The PTO belt is captured inside the PTO pulley on the bottom of
the engine by a belt keeper. From beneath the front/left side of
the tractor, locate the hex tapping screw securing the left side of
the belt keeper to the bottom of the tractor frame.
After noting the frame hole into which right side of the belt keeper
is inserted, remove the hex tapping screw and belt keeper. Slide
the PTO belt off the tractor’s PTO pulley.
While holding the front deck hanger rod upward to clear the deck
front hanger bracket, carefully slide the deck out from the right
side of the tractor.
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