Craftsman 247.203721 - Side to Side; Seat Adjustment; Parking Brake Adjustment

3.
Locatetheflangelocknutonthefrontsideofthestabilizerbracket.See
Figure22.
Tightentheflangelocknuttoraisethefrontofthedeck;
Loosentheflangelocknuttolowerthefrontofthedeck.
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Figure22
Sideto Side
If thecuttingdeckappearsto bemowingunevenly,asideto sideadjustmentcanbe
performed.Adjustif necessaryasfollows:
1. Withthetractorparkedona firm, levelsurface,placethedecklift leverin
thesecondfromthetop notch(secondhighestposition)androtateboth
bladessothattheyareperpendicularwith thetractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromtheoutsideof theleft bladetip totheground
andthedistancefromtheoutsideoftheright bladetip to theground.Both
measurementstakenshouldbeequal.If they'renot,proceedtothenext
step.
3. Loosen,butdoNOTremove,thehexcapscrewontheleft deckhanger
bracket.SeeFigure23.
4. Balancethedeckby usingawrenchto turntheadjustmentgear(found
immediatelybehindthehexcapscrewjust loosened)clockwise/upor
counterclockwise/down.Thedeckisproperlybalancedwhenbothbladetip
measurementstakenearlierareequal.
Retightenthe hexcapscrewontheleft deckhangerbracketwhenproper
adjustmentisachieved.
Hex Cap Screw
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SeatAdjustment
RefertotheAssemblysectionofthismanualforseatadjustmentinstructions.
ParkingBrakeAdjustment
Neverattempt to adjust the brakeswhile the engineisrunning.Always
disengagePTO(bladeengage)lever,moveshift leverinto neutral position,
stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended starting.
Ifthetractordoesnotcometo acompletestopwhenthebrakepedaliscompletely
depressed,or ifthetractor'srearwheelscanroll withthe parkingbrakeapplied,
thebrakeisinneedof adjustment.ContactthenearestSearsServiceCenterto have
yourbrakesproperlyadjusted.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to scheduleservice,
contact1-800-659-5917.
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