Craftsman 536.270320 Operation Manual - Page 30

To Remove, Mower, Housing, To Install

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT HOW TO REMOVE THE MOWER HOUSING 1. Move the attachment clutch to the DISENGAGE position. 2. Move the lift lever to the level adjustment position (Figure 32). NOTE: Make sure the lift lever is locked in the LEVEL ADJUSTMENT position. 3. Remove the hair pins and the washers from the rear suspension arms (Figure 33). See il- lustrations "C" and "D". 4. Remove the hair pins and wash- ers from the suspension links. See illustrations "A" and "B". Level Adjustment Position Figure 32 5. Disconnect the extension spring from the blade control rod, See illustration "E". 6. Disconnect the front hanger from the frame support. See illustration "F". 7. Remove the mower drive belt from the stack pulley. See illustration "G". 8. Pull the mower housing away from the right side of the unit. 9. To operate without the mower housing, move the lift lever to the TOP position. HOW TO INSTALL THE MOWER HOUSING 1. Push the mower housing under the right side of the unit. 2. Put the mower drive belt around the stack pulley. Make sure the %/" side of the mower drive belt is against the stack pulley. Also, make sure the mower drive belt is not twisted. 3. Attach the front hanger to the frame support with the hanger rod. Fasten with the fasteners as shown. See illustration "F". 4. Make sure the mower drive belt is between the stack pulley and the two belt guides. See illustration "G". 5. Attach the suspension links to the lifter assembly. Fasten with the washers and hair pins. See illustrations "A" and "B'. 6. Attach the rear suspension arms to the suspension brackets. Fasten with the washers and hair pins. See illustrations "C" and _a _. 7. Attach the extension spring to the blade control rod. See illustration "E". 8. Move the attachment clutch to the ENGAGE position. Make sure the mower drive belt is inside all the belt guides and is also below the spacer tube. 9. Make sure the mower housing is level. See the instructions on "How To Level The Mower Housing". 10. Check the operation of the attachment clutch. See the instructions on "How To Adjust The Attachment Clutch". Lift Lever Attachment Clutch _acer Tube BeltGuide Stack Pulley ,,_ Adjuster Arm D' Adjuster Arm Mower Drive Belt Lifter Assembly SuspLeinnksion MS-3620MA 30 Suspension Link B Hanger Rod Front Hanger Extension Spring Figure 33

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SERVICE
AND ADJUSTMENT
HOW
TO REMOVE
THE
MOWER
HOUSING
1.
Move the
attachment
clutch
to the DISENGAGE
position.
2.
Move the lift lever to the level adjustment
position
(Figure 32).
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
NOTE: Make sure the lift lever
is
locked
in
the
LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
position.
Remove
the hair pins and the
washers from the rear
suspen-
sion
arms
(Figure 33). See il-
lustrations
"C" and "D".
LevelAdjustment
Remove the hair pins and wash-
Position
Figure 32
ers from the suspension
links.
See illustrations
"A" and "B".
Disconnect
the extension
spring
from the blade
control
rod,
See illustration
"E".
Disconnect
the
front
hanger
from
the
frame
support.
See
illustration
"F".
Remove
the
mower
drive
belt
from the
stack
pulley.
See
illustration
"G".
Pull the mower
housing
away from the right side of the unit.
To operate without the mower housing, move the lift lever to the
TOP position.
HOW
TO INSTALL
THE
MOWER
HOUSING
1.
Push the mower housing
under the right side of the unit.
2.
Put the mower
drive
belt around the stack
pulley.
Make sure
the %/"side of the mower
drive belt is against the
stack
pulley.
Also, make sure the mower
drive
belt is not twisted.
3.
Attach the front
hanger
to the frame support with the hanger
rod.
Fasten with the fasteners
as shown.
See illustration
"F".
4.
Make sure the
mower
drive
belt
is between the
stack pulley
and the two belt
guides.
See illustration
"G".
5.
Attach the
suspension
links
to the
lifter
assembly.
Fasten
with the washers
and hair pins. See illustrations
"A" and "B'.
6.
Attach the rear
suspension
arms
to the suspension
brackets.
Fasten with the washers and hair pins. See illustrations "C" and
_a
_.
7.
Attach the
extension
spring
to the blade
control
rod.
See
illustration
"E".
8.
Move the
attachment
clutch
to the ENGAGE position.
Make
sure the mower
drive
belt
is inside all the belt
guides
and is
also below the
spacer
tube.
9.
Make sure the mower housing
is level. See the instructions
on
"How To Level The Mower Housing".
10.
Check the operation of the
attachment
clutch.
See the instruc-
tions on "How To Adjust The Attachment
Clutch".
Adjuster
Arm
D'
Lifter
Assembly
Adjuster
Arm
Mower
Drive Belt
Lift Lever
Attachment
Clutch
_acer Tube
Suspension
Link
BeltGuide
Stack Pulley
,,_
B
Hanger
Rod
Front Hanger
Suspension
Link
Extension
Spring
Figure 33
MS-3620MA
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