Service And Adjustments - Poulan Pro 2153 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER VICE OR AD JUST MENTS:
• Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
• Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
• Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.
•
Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
•
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with
plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 19)
• Place attachment clutch in "DIS EN GAGED" position.
• If equipped, turn height adjustment knob to low est
set ting.
• Lower mower to its lowest position.
• Disengage belt tension rod from lock bracket.
CAUTION: Rod is spring loaded. Have a
tight grip on rod and release slowly.
• Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas sis
bracket and dis en gage anti-swaybar from bracket.
• Remove four retainer springs from front plate assembly
and remove plate.
• Remove retainer springs from sus pen sion arms at deck
and dis en gage arms from deck.
• Raise attachment lift to its highest position.
• Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pulley.
• Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension
arms are raised with attachment lift control. Engage park-
ing brake.
• Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck.
BELT TEN SION ROD
(DISENGAGED POSITION)
CHASSIS
BRACK ET
RETAINER
SPRING
USE PLIERS FOR
RETAINER SPRINGS
LOOP UP
SUSPENSION ARMS
ANTI-SWAY
BAR
SUSPENSION ARMS
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER SPRINGS
(Out ward pointing
deck pins)
• Slide mower under tractor with defl ector shield to right
side of tractor.
IMPORTANT: CHECK BELT FOR PROPER ROUTING IN ALL
MOWER PULLEY GROOVES.
• If equipped, turn height ad just ment knob coun ter -
clock wise until it stops.
• Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control.
• Be sure belt tension rod is in dis en gaged position.
• Install belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
• Place the suspension arms on outward pointing deck
pins. Retain with double loop re tain er spring with loops
up as shown.
• Install front plate assembly to tractor suspension
brack ets and retain with single loop retainer springs
as shown.
• Position front plate assembly between front mower
brackets. Raise deck and plate assembly to align holes
and insert fl anged pins. Secure pins with double loop
retainer springs between the plate assembly and mower
brack ets.
NOTE: To assist in locating hole in fl anged pin, the hole in
pin is inline with notch on head of pin. If necessary, move
mower side-to-side to give space between plate and mower
brackets.
IMPORTANT: CHECK BELT FOR PROPER ROUTING IN ALL
MOWER PULLEY GROOVES.
LOCK BRACK ET
ELECTRIC CLUTCH PULLEY
FRONT
MOWER
BRACKET
02565
FIG. 19
20
FRONT PLATE
AS SEM BLY
SINGLE LOOP
RETAINER
SPRING
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER
SPRING
FLANGED PIN
DEFLECTOR
SHIELD