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    mstahly Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 16, 2009, 08:43 AM
    Craftsman 917.256501 shuts down when brake applied
    Every time I push the brake all the way, the engine sputters and quits. I have followed the linkage to the trans axle but cannot see where to adjust or even if this is the problem.
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    Aug 16, 2009, 10:57 AM

    Hi,
    It would not be the problem. If the motion drive belt is releasing tension, then it would be the brake switch. It usually fails in a different fashion, but it can fail that way, also.
    Peace,
    Clarke
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