To adjust brake, To replace motion drive belt – Craftsman 917.2720601 User Manual

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Mandrel

Pulley

Mandrel
Pulley

TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable

brake system which is mounted on the side
of the transaxle.

If tractor requires more than six (6) feet

stopping distance at high speed in highest
gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.

1. Depress clutch/brake pedal and

engage parking brake.
Measure distance between brake
operating arm and nut “A” on brake rod.

If distance is other than 1-9/16“, loosen

jam nut and turn nut “A” until distance

becomes 1-9/16“. Retighten jam nut
against nut “A”.

Road test tractor for proper stopping

distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance is necessaiy.
Contact a Sears or other qualified
service center.

With Parking Brake

“Engaged”

2

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3.

Jam Nut

Operating
Arm

Do Ndt touch this nut. If further brake
adjustment is necessary contact a
Sears or other qualified service center.

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there is a
beit installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.

BELT REMOVAL-

1. Remove mower (See TO REMOVE

MOWER” in this section of manual).

NOTE: Obsen/e entire motion drive belt
and position of all beit guides and
keepers.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and

clutching idler.

3. Remove belt downward from around

engine pulley.

4. Puli belt slack toward rear of tractor.

Carefully remove belt upwards from

transmission input pulley and over

cooling fan blades.

5. Remove belt from center span keeper

and pull belt away from tractor.

BELT INSTALLATION-
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6

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Carefully work new belt down around
transmission cooling fan and onto the

input pulley.
Slide belt into the center span keeper.
Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll

around the top groove of engine
pulley.

Install belt through stationary idler and

clutching idler.

Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves

and inside ail belt guides and keep-
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Install mower (See TO INSTALL
MOWER” in this section of manual).

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