Craftsman Self-Propelled Lawnmower Belt Replacement

HOW TO Replace the belt on your self-propelled front wheel drive Craftsman (Murray) Lawnmower. Visit my channel for more repair videos; http://www.youtube.com/user/donyboy73?feature=mhw5

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[venturadave]

My ex girlfriend said her mower didn't work right because it was haunted - Is that possible? Have you ever seen that happen? Am I just asking stupid questions to try and get attention?

[donyboy73]

@venturadave hi, that is impossible

[jumpityhoppity]

finally! someone who shows how to get the tight belt over the pulley..i had trouble by pulling the belt to spin the pulley as it was so tight and hard to pull, but finallly spun the blade and that did it, finally slipped on! getting the spring back on wa hard. mine had a spring. used flat head screwdriver to pull it for leverage.

[donyboy73]

@jumpityhoppity well done

[rac5518]

I have a craftsman self propelled mower. The front wheels are not turning, the mower turns on but the wheels wont turn. please help

[donyboy73]

@rac5518 is the belt ok?

[crdennis123]

I have a Craftsman mower very similar to this one and the belt set-up is the same, except for one thing. Under the mower deck, where the other end of the belt would be, it's not just a simple thing as placing the belt over, or into, a pulley. My mower has 2, what looks like sleeves, that the belt would have to fit into and/or over. The model number for the mower is 917.376240, just so you know. What i'll have to figure out is how to fit the new belt into these 'sleeves'.

[weed89ilt]

how do you adjust the CABLE Tension? mine pop's out of drive constantly...and when any small bump is rolled over.....is there a way to adjust when it pops out of frive? Thanks in advance.

[onewayoranother55]

Hey I have this same type mower. I threw the belt when I hit a rock one day. I was able to put the belt back on and the wheels pulled for the rest of the day but the next time I tried to use it the belt will not engage. There appears to be a lot of slack between pulleys, also when I push the lever to engage the lever is not moving the pulley or anything. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[bobburke1953]

Thank you. It worked perfectly.

[darealpapac]

Thanks for the vid .Just got a free craftsman and self propelled was not working the thing still look new motor runs great thanks to your vid i'll be fixing this soon.

[chevyalltheway2013]

im guessing its gna be harder with rear powered mowers,which i have. mines weak but its a beast of an engine so im figering i need a new/better belt.