Changing The Deck Belt & Pto Belt; Changing The Transmission Drive Belts - MTD 13AM762F765 Operator's Manual

Your Lawn
WARNING
Be sure to shut the
engine off, remove ig-
nition key, disconnect
the spark pJugwire(s)
and ground against
the engine to prevent
unintended starting
before removingthe
beJt(s).
Avoid the possibility of
a pinching injury. Do
not place your fingers
an the idler spring or
be_een the belt and a
pulley while removing
the beJt.
3/8" uareH01_'_
Figure 26
Changing the Deck Be_t & PTO BeNt
WARNING: Be sure to shut
the engine off, remove ignition
key, disconnect the spark plug
wire(s) and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended
starting before removing the
belt(s).
All belts on yourtractorare subiectto wearand should
be replacedif anysigns of wearare present,
IMPORTANT: T he V-beltsfoundon yourtractorare
speciallydesignedto engageand disengagesafely,A
substitute(nomOEM)V_beltcan be dangerousby not
disengagingcompletely,Fora properworkingmachine,
usefactory approvedbelts,
Tochangeor replacethedeck beltand PTObelt on your
tractor,proceedas follows:
1, Lowerthe deck by movingthedeck lift leverinto the
bottomnotchon the rightfender,
2, Removethe beltguardsby removingthe selfqapping
screwsthat fastenthem to the deck,
3, Removethe beltkeeperrod fromaroundthe engine
pulley,
4, insert a 3/8"-driveratchetwrench(setto loosen)into
the squarehole foundin the idler bracketon the left
sideof the deck'ssurface,See Figure26,
5, Graspthe ratchet'shandleand pivot it towardthe front
of the tractorto relievetensionon the belt,
6, With belttension relieved, c arefully remove the belt
from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
IMPORTANT: C arefullyallowthe ratchetto pivotrearward
beforeremovingit from the squarehole,
WARNING: Avoid the possibility
of a pinching injury. Do not place
your fingers on the idler spring
or between the belt and a pulley
while removing the belt.
7, Removethe deck belt fromaroundall pulleys,including
the deck idler pulley,
8, Routethe newbelts as shownin and Figure27 and 28,
9, Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlier,
Changing the Transmission Drive
Be_ts
NOTE:Severalcomponents must be removedand
specialtools (Le,air/impactwrench) in order to change
the tractor'sdrKfebelts, Seean authorizedMTDService
Dealerto haveyour drivebelts replacedor phone
CustomerSupportas instructedon page 2 for information
on orderinga ServiceManual
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