Hello,


I have an older Craftsmen LT 12/38 6 speed, 917.254240.



I cannot seem to adjust the brakes on this thing. I see the adjuster on the
brake rod, but when I adjust it all I can do is change the clutch adjustment
but not the brakes. I did have a little brake left earlier this year, but I
have none now... and on my terrain that is not a good thing at all.

Is there another adjustment on the transaxle or somewhere?


Thanks in advance.

"Ralph D." wrote:

Hello,

I have an older Craftsmen LT 12/38 6 speed, 917.254240.

I cannot seem to adjust the brakes on this thing. I see the adjuster on the
brake rod, but when I adjust it all I can do is change the clutch adjustment
but not the brakes. I did have a little brake left earlier this year, but I
have none now... and on my terrain that is not a good thing at all.

Is there another adjustment on the transaxle or somewhere?

Thanks in advance.

Maybe it's like a John Deere STX 38. If you pop off the right rear
wheel, the brake is a couple of pads that squeeze a rotating disk
outside the transmission. I had to remove it and clean it to get it to
move and see how it worked. The adjustment was a screw that took up the
slack between the pads and the rotor. IIRC, the screw was eccentric.