Craftsman 28927 Operation Manual - Page 25

Drive, Mower, Belt Removal, Belt Installation, To Replace, Belt Removal

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TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT MOWER DRIVE BELT REMOVAL 1. Park tractor on a level surface. Engage parking brake. 2. Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest position. 3. Remove any dirt or grass clippings which may have accumulated around mandrels and entire upper deck surface. 4. Remove belt from electric clutch pulley (M), both mandrel pulleys (R) and all idler pulleys (S). MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION 1. Install belt around all mandrel pulleys (R) and around idler pulleys (S) as shown. 2. Install belt onto electric clutch pulley (M). IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower pulley grooves. 3. Raise attachment lift lever to highest position. 4. Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over cooling fan blades (D). 5. Remove belt downward from engine pulley (E). 6. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the steering plate (F) and remove from tractor. TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT Park the tractor parking brake. belt installation of left footrest. on level surface. Engage For assistance, there is a guide decal on bottom side BELT REMOVAL- 1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of manual). NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and position of all belt guides and keepers. 2. Remove belt from stationary idler (A) and clutching idler (B). 3. Remove belt from centerspan idler (C). BELT INSTALLATION - 1. Install new belt from tractor rear to front, over the steering plate (F) and above clutch brake pedal shaft (G). 2. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll belt onto engine pulley (E). 3. Pull belt toward rear of tractor. Care- fully work belt down around transmission cooling fan and onto the input pulley (D). Be sure belt is inside the belt keeper. 4. Install belt on centerspan idler (C). 5. Install belt through stationary idler (A) and clutching idler (B). 6. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides and keepers. 7. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL MOWER" in this section of manual). 25

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TO
REPLACE
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT REMOVAL
1.
Park
tractor
on
a level
surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
2.
Lower
attachment
lift lever
to
its lowest
position.
3.
Remove
any
dirt
or grass
clippings
which
may
have
accumulated
around
mandrels
and
entire
upper
deck
sur-
face.
4.
Remove
belt from
electric
clutch
pulley
(M),
both
mandrel
pulleys
(R) and
all
idler
pulleys
(S).
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT INSTALLATION
1.
Install
belt
around
all mandrel
pulleys
(R)
and
around
idler
pulleys
(S) as
shown.
2.
Install
belt
onto
electric
clutch
pulley
(M).
IMPORTANT:
Check
belt for
proper
rout-
ing
in all mower
pulley
grooves.
3.
Raise
attachment
lift lever
to
highest
position.
4.
Pull
belt
slack
toward
rear
of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt
upwards
from
transmission
input
pulley
and
over
cooling
fan
blades
(D).
5.
Remove
belt downward
from
engine
pulley
(E).
6.
Slide
belt
toward
rear
of tractor,
off the
steering
plate
(F) and
remove
from
tractor.
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
Park
the
tractor
on
level
surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For
assistance,
there
is a
belt
installation
guide
decal
on bottom
side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL-
1.
Remove
mower
(See
"TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this
section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire
motion
drive
belt
and
position
of all belt
guides
and
keep-
ers.
2.
Remove
belt from
stationary
idler
(A)
and
clutching
idler
(B).
3.
Remove
belt from
centerspan
idler
(C).
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Install
new
belt
from
tractor
rear
to
front,
over
the
steering
plate
(F) and
above
clutch
brake
pedal
shaft
(G).
2.
Pull
belt toward
front
of tractor
and
roll
belt
onto
engine
pulley
(E).
3.
Pull
belt toward
rear
of tractor.
Care-
fully
work
belt
down
around
transmis-
sion
cooling
fan
and
onto
the
input
pulley
(D).
Be sure
belt
is inside
the
belt
keeper.
4.
Install
belt on
centerspan
idler
(C).
5.
Install
belt through
stationary
idler
(A)
and
clutching
idler
(B).
6.
Make
sure
belt
is in all pulley
grooves
and
inside
all belt
guides
and
keepers.
7.
Install
mower
(See
"TO
INSTALL
MOWER"
in
this
section
of manual).
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