Greasing The Bearings And Bushings; Replacing The Deck Belt; Replacing The Drive Belt - Toro 30149 Operator's Manual

Greasing the Bearings and
Bushings
The cutting unit must be lubricated regularly. Refer to
Maintenance on page 11. Grease with No. 2
general-purpose lithium-or molybdenum-base grease.
1. Stop the engine, remove the key, and disconnect the
spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).
2. Grease the fittings on the three spindle bearings and the
idler arm (Fig. 24).
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Figure 24
Top View
1. Idler arm
2. Center spindle pulley
3. Outboard spindle
pulley (2)
Note: You must remove the deck cover to access the grease
fitting on the idler arm.
3. Grease the fittings on the carrier frame mounting tubes
and castor wheels (Fig. 25).
Figure 25
1. Carrier frame mounting
Tube grease fitting
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3
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4. Idler arm spring
5. Idler pulley
6. Deck belt
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2
2. Castor wheel grease
fitting
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Replacing the Deck Belt

When the deck belt squeals while it is rotating, the blades
slip when cutting grass, or the belt has frayed edges, burn
marks, or cracks, replace the deck belt.
1. Stop the engine, remove the key, and disconnect the
spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).
2. Remove the hand knobs holding the deck cover to the
top of the cutting unit and remove the deck cover.
3. Remove the drive belt. Refer to Replacing the Drive
Belt, steps 1 through 4 on page 15.
4. Disconnect the idler arm spring to relieve the tension on
the idler arm and idler pulley, then remove the worn
deck belt (Fig. 24).
5. Install the new deck belt around the 2 outboard spindle
pulleys, the idler pulley, and in the lower groove of the
center spindle pulley (Fig. 24).
6. Connect the idler arm spring (Fig. 24).
7. Install the drive belt. Refer to Replacing the Drive Belt,
steps 5 and 6 on page 15.
8. Install the deck cover onto the cutting unit, then install
and tighten the hand knobs.

Replacing the Drive Belt

When the drive belt squeals while it is rotating, the blades
slip when cutting grass, or the belt has frayed edges, burn
marks, or cracks, replace the drive belt.
1. Stop the engine, remove the key, and disconnect the
spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).
2. Remove the hand knobs that hold the deck cover to the
top of the cutting unit and remove the deck cover.
3. Loosen the jam nuts on each adjusting shaft to loosen
the tension on the drive belt.
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Figure 26
1. Jam nuts
4. Remove the worn drive belt (Fig. 27).
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2. Adjusting shaft