Craftsman Variator 135 Manual
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MAINTENANCE HOWTOCHECKANDADJUSTTHEDRIVEBRAKE Completelypushtheclutch/brakepedalforward.Settheparking brake.Movetheshiftlevertotheneutral(N)position.Pushtheunit. Iftherearwheelsrotate,adjustorreplacethebrakepads.Adjustthe drivebrakeasfollows. 1.Thelocationofthedrivebrakeisontheleftsideofthegearbox (Figure15). 2.Makesuretheparkingbrakeissetandtheshiftleverisin neutral(N).Turnthehexnutinaclockwisedirectionuntilthe rearwheelsdonotturnwhentheunitispushedforward....
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MAINTENANCE WHERETOLUBRICATE Applygreasewithabrushtotheareasshown. Lubricatetheareasshownwithengineoil. NOTE:Applygreasetothesteeringgearassembly. CAUTION:Iftheunitisoperatedindryareasthathavesand, useadrygraphitespraytolubricatetheunit. Figure17 F-020611L22
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MAINTENANCE ENGINEHOWTOCHANGETHEOIL HOWTOCHECKTHEOIL NOTE:Donotchecktheleveloftheoilwhiletheengineruns. 1.Makesuretheunitislevel. 2.Cleantheareaaroundthedipstick(Figure18).Removethe dipstick.Wipetheoilfromthedipstick. 3.Insertthedipstickintotheoilfilltube.Turnthedipstickclock- wiseuntilitistight.Removethedipstick.Checktheoillevelon thedipstick.TheoillevelmustreachtheFULLmarkonthe dipstick. 4.Ifnecessary,addoiluntiltheoilreachestheFULLmarkonthe dipstick.ThequantityofoilneededfromADDtoFULLis...
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MAINTENANCE HOWTOCLEANTHEAIRFILTERS Someengineshavetwofilters,anouterfoamfilteraroundaninner paperfilter.Cleantheairfiltersevery50hours.Ifyouoperatein dirtyconditions,servicemoreoften. 11.Assembletheairfilterswiththenut. 12.Installthecover.Fastenthecoverwiththeknob. NOTE:Neverruntheenginewiththeairfiltersremoved.Theair filterswillhelpprotecttheengineagainstwear.Forthecorrect replacementfilter,seethepartslistfortheengine. 1.Removetheknobfromthecover(Figure19)....
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT HOWTOADJUST THEREMOTETHROTTLECONTROL Forthebestengineperformance,settheremotethrottlecontrolas follows. 1.MovetheremotethrottlecontroltotheFASTposition(see Figure21). 2.Theholeinthegovernorcontrollever(locatedjustbehindgov- emorcontrolplate)mustalignwiththeholeinthegovernor controlplate(seeFigure22). 3.Ifthetwoholesdonotlineup,thenloosenthecasingclamp screwandmovethegovernorcontrolrackuntilthetwoholes arealigned. 4.Tightenthecasingclampscrew....
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT HOWTOLEVELTHEMOWERHOUSING Ifthemowerhousingislevel,thebladewillcuteasierandthelawn willtookbetter. WARNING:Beforeyoumakeaninspection,adjust- _ment,orrepairtotheunit,disconnectthewiretothe sparkplug.Removethesparkplugwiretoprevent theenginefromstartingbyaccident. 1.Makesuretheunitisonahardflatsurface. 2. Checktheairpressureinthetires.Iftheairpressureisincor- rect,themowerhousingwillnotcutlevel.Makesurethetires areinflatedto:FrontTires22PSI(1.5BAR),RearTires14PSI....
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT HOWTOADJUSTTHEATTACHMENTCLUTCH _ARNING:Topreventaninjury,theattachment clutchmustoperatecorrectly. Innormalusage,theattachmentclutchwillnotrequirean adjustment.However,ifthecuttingperformancedecreasesorthe qualityofcutispoor,makethefollowingchanges. 1.Whenyoumow,makesurethethrottlecontrolinintheFAST position. 2.MovetheattachmentclutchtotheDISENGAGEposition (Figure27). 3.Stoptheengine.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug. AttachmentClutch EngagePosition Figure27...
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT HOWTOREMOVETHEMOWERHOUSING 1.MovetheattachmentclutchtotheDISENGAGEposition. 2.Movetheliftlevertotheleveladjustmentposition(Figure29). 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. NOTE:Makesuretheliftlever islockedintheLEVEL ADJUSTMENTposition. Removethehairpinsandthe washersfromtherearsuspen- sionarms(Figure30).Seeil- lustrationsC*andD*.LevelAdjustment Removethehairpinsandwash-PositionFigure29 ersfromthesuspensionlinks. SeeillustrationsWandB*....
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT BeltGuide. HOWTOREPLACE THEMOTIONDRIVEBELTS ENGINEDRIVEBELTREMOVAL 1.Removethemowerhousing.SeetheinstructionsonHowTo RemoveTheMowerHousing. 2.Removetheenginedrivebeltfromtheidlerpulley(see Figure31).Ifnecessary,removetheidlerpulley. 3.Removetheenginedrivebeltfromthevariatorpulley.If necessary,loosenthebeltguidesatthevariatorpulley. 4.Removetheenginedrivebeltfromthestackpulley. NOTE:Becauseofthewidthoftheenginedrivebelt,thebelt...
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT TRANSAXLEDRIVEBELTREMOVAL 1.Removethemowerhousing.SeetheinstructionsonHowTo RemoveTheMowerHousing. 2.Removetheenginedrivebelt.SeeEngineDriveBelt Removal. 3.Therearoftheunitmustbesupportedwiththerearwheelsoff ofthegroundsothatthetransaxtecanbelowered.Settherear oftheunitonjackstandsorasimilartypeofsupport.Donotset thetransaxleonthejackstands;settheframeonthe jackstands. 4.Removethehairpinandwasherfromtheadjustablenut(see Figure32).Removetheadjustablenutfromtheshiftyoke....