Adjusting The Mower Deck - Husqvarna MZ 52LE Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE
4. Carefully lift the belt over the top of the cutter
housing pulleys.
5. Remove the belt from around the electric
clutch on the engine shaft.
Deck Belt Installation
NOTE: For ease in installing the deck belt, refer to
the routing decal on the cutting deck.
1. Wrap the deck belt around the electric clutch
pulley that is located on the engine shaft.
2. Route the belt forward between the spring
loaded and stationary pulleys.
3. Place belt around spring loaded idler pulley.
4. Wrap the belt around the stationary idler
pulley and around the mandrel housings.
5. Push inward on the idler arm and carefully
route belt over stationary idler pulley. Once
belt is properly routed, slowly release idler
arm to tension belt.
6. Check that there are not twists in the belt and
that the routing matches the routing decal.
7. Replace belt shields on both mandrel
housings and secure with fasteners.
Pump Belt
The belts are not adjustable. Replace belts if they
begin to slip from wear.
Replacing Pump Belt
Park the mower on a level surface. Engage the
park brake.
Belt Removal
From the top side of the deck:
1. Remove the deck belt (see Deck Belt
Removal in this section of the manual).
2. Tilt seat forward to access fan covers.
Remove both fan covers.
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From the underside of the mower:
3. Remove clutch stop to access the belt.
4. With a 1/2" breaker bar and using the square
opening in the pump idler arm, shift the arm to
create slack in the belt.
5. With the idler arm in the slack position, slip a
screwdriver, clevis pin or similar into the 1.375
cm hole in the plate that sits between the
two fan covers. This will keep the idler in the
extended position and allow removal of the
breaker bar.
6. Remove belt from the engine and pump
pulleys over the top of the fans.
Belt Installation
1. If the pump is not locked in the extended
position, repeat Steps 4 and 5 from the above
instructions.
2. Slip the belt over the fans and route it
between the idler pulleys.
3. Place the belt over the right and left idler
pulleys.
4. Place the belt on the engine pulley.
5. Use the breaker bar to hold the tension off the
belt while removing the implement used as a
brace in the plate.
6. Replace and secure clutch stop.
7. Reinstall the fan shields.
8. Reinstall the deck belt.

Adjusting the Mower Deck

Leveling Deck
Adjust the deck while the mower is on a level
surface. Make sure the tires are inflated to
the correct pressure. See Tire Pressures in
Maintenance section. If tires are under or over
inflated, the deck cannot be properly adjusted.
Faulty mower deck adjustments will cause an
uneven mowing result.
Four slots control the height and pitch of the
mower deck. Adjust the deck slightly higher in the
rear.
NOTE: To insure precision in the leveling