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RIDING MOWER WILL NOT GO IN GEAR?

I HAVE A CRAFTSMAN RIDING MOWER MODEL #917.270430 IPUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON & NOW THE MOWER WILL NOT GO IN GEAR. EVERTHING ELSE STILL WORKS FINE.
HUGHEY HOLLOWAY, August 2006
If the brake is adjusted too tight the pedal can not travel far enough to release tension on the clutching pulley.

Rick, August 2006
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