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-
1
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2
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3.
4.
5.
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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