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Craftsman 917.255980 User Manual

Craftsman 917.255980
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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
o Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
= 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 sparkplug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with
plug.
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TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 23)
Place attachment clutch in"DISENGAGED" position°
= Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting_
Lower mower to its lowest position.
Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from brackeL
= Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at
deck and disengage arms from deck.
Raise attachment lift to its highest position,
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
remove links.
Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pulley
o Slide mower out from under right side of tractor,
IMPORTANT: tF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK tS TO BE MOUNTED ONTHE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS°
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual,
ADJUSTMENT
NUTS
SUSPENSION
ARMS
LIFT FRONT
LINKS SUSPENSION
BRACKET.
CHASSIS BRACKET
BRACKET
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower whiletractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make Sure tires are properly tnflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3of this manual).
if tires are over or undednflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 23 and 24)
° Raise mower to its highest position.
° Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground
level at front corners of mower, Distance"A" should be
the same.
° Ifdistance"A" needs to be changed, make adjustment
on one side of mower ontyo
° Raise one side of mower by tightening lift linkadjust-
ment nut on that side.
Lower one side of mower by loosening lift link adjust-
ment nut on that side.
NOTE: Each half turn of adjustment nut will change deck
level about 1/4"o
. Recheck level after adjusting.
BOTTOM
OF CURL
\
BOTTOM
OF CURL
A
GROUND LINE
FIG. 24
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY RETAINER
BAR SPRINGS
FIG. 23
RETAINER
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
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Craftsman 917.255980 Specifications

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BrandCraftsman
Model917.255980
CategoryLawn Mower
LanguageEnglish

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