Craftsman 28945 Operation Manual - Page 25

Warning, Serious, Injury, Performing, Service, Or Adjustments, Install, Mower

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WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS: 1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake. 2. Place gearshift lever in neutral position. 3. Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position. 4. Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key. 5. Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped. 6. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug. TO REMOVE MOWER 1. Place attachment clutch in "DISEN- GAGED" position. 2. Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest position. 3. Disengage belt tension rod (K) from lock bracket (L). CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and release slowly. 4. Remove mower belt from electric clutch pulley (M). 5. Disconnect front link (E) from mower - remove retainer spring and washer. 6. Go to either side of mower and disconnect mower suspension arm (A) from chassis and rear lift link (C) from rear mower bracket (D) - remove retainer springs and washers. 7. Goto otherside ofmowerand disconnect the suspension arm and rear lift link. ,_ CAUTION: After rear lift links are discon- nected, the attachment lift lever will be spring loaded. Have a tight grip on lift lever when changing position of the lever. 8. From right side of mower, disconnect anti-sway bar (S) from right rear mower bracket (D) - remove retainer spring and washer and pull mower toward you until the bar falls from the hole in bracket. 9. Turn tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will go. 10. Slide mower out from under right side of tractor. TO INSTALL MOWER Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AN D DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual. \\ 25

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WARNING:
TO
AVOID
SERIOUS
INJURY,
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY
SERVICE
OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal
fully
and
set parking
brake.
2.
Place
gearshift
lever
in neutral
position.
3.
Place
attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
4.
Turn
ignition
key to
"STOP"
and
remove
key.
5.
Make
sure
the
blades
and
all moving
parts
have
completely
stopped.
6.
Disconnect
spark
plug
wire
from
spark
plug
and
place
wire
where
it cannot
come
in contact
with
plug.
TO
REMOVE
MOWER
1.
Place
attachment
clutch
in
"DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
2.
Lower
attachment
lift
lever
to
its lowest
position.
3.
Disengage
belt tension
rod (K) from
lock
bracket
(L).
CAUTION:
Belt
tension
rod
is
spring
loaded.
Have
a tight
grip
on rod and
release
slowly.
4.
Remove
mower
belt from
electric
clutch
pulley
(M).
5.
Disconnect
front
link
(E) from
mower
-
remove
retainer
spring
and
washer.
6.
Go to either
side
of mower
and disconnect
mower
suspension
arm
(A) from
chas-
sis
and
rear
lift link
(C) from
rear
mower
bracket
(D) - remove
retainer
springs
and
washers.
7.
Goto
otherside
ofmowerand
disconnect
the
suspension
arm
and
rear
lift link.
,_
CAUTION:
After
rear
lift links
are discon-
nected,
the attachment
lift lever
will be spring
loaded.
Have
a tight
grip
on lift
lever
when
changing
position
of the
lever.
8.
From
right
side
of
mower,
disconnect
anti-sway
bar
(S) from
right
rear
mower
bracket
(D) - remove
retainer
spring
and
washer
and
pull
mower
toward
you
until
the
bar
falls
from
the
hole
in
bracket.
9.
Turn
tractor
steering
wheel
to the
left
as
far
as
it
will
go.
10. Slide
mower
out from
under
right
side
of
tractor.
TO
INSTALL
MOWER
Follow
procedure
described
in
"INSTALL
MOWER
AN D DRIVE
BELT"
in the Assembly
section
of this
manual.
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