Adjust Mower Deck - Ariens IKON X 42 Operating Instructions Manual

8. Remove one flange nut, one hex bolt, one
flat steel washer and two sleeve bushings
from deck lift lever. Retain hardware. See
Figure 42.
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1
1. Deck Lift Lever
2. Flange Nut
3. Hex Bolt
4. Flat Steel Washer
5. Sleeve Bushings
Figure 42
9. Repeat step 8 for the three remaining
deck lift levers.
10. Move deck from under unit.
Install Deck
1. Position deck under unit.
See Figure 43.
2. Align holes in deck lift lever with slot in
deck link.
3. Position one 1/2 x 3/4 x 3/64" (shorter)
sleeve bushing between deck link and
interior bracket of deck lift lever.
4. Insert 3/8 x 1/2 x 1" (longer) sleeve
bushing through slot in deck link and
shorter sleeve bushing.
5. Insert hex bolt through washer, deck lift
lever, deck link and sleeve bushings.
Secure with flange nut.
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4
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7
1
4
1. Deck Lift Lever
2. Deck Link
3. 3/8 x 1/2 x 1" (Longer) Sleeve Bushing
4. 1/2 x 3/4 x 3/64" (Shorter) Sleeve
Bushing
5. Hex Bolt
6. Flat Steel Washer
7. Flange Nut
6. Repeat steps 2 – 5 for the three
remaining deck lift levers.
7. Reinstall drag link through mower deck
bracket and secure with hairpin removed
earlier. See Figure 41.
8. Repeat step 7 on other side.
9. Secure drive belt around drive pulley.
10. Secure idler spring to spring bracket so
drive belt has tension.
11. Reinstall belt cover and secure with three
self-tapping screws removed earlier. See
Figure 40.

ADJUST MOWER DECK

CAUTION: AVOID INJURY. Use
sturdy gloves or padding to
protect hands when working with
mower blades.
Rotation of one blade rotates the
other blades.
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Figure 43
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