How To Replace The Mower Drive Belt; How To Replace The Motion Drive Belt - Craftsman 502.25502 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT
HOW TO REPLACE THE MOWER DRIVE BELT
1 Move the lift lever into the low cut position
2 Slide the mower drive belt between the stack pulley and the
belt guide Remove the mower drive belt from the stack
pulley
3 Pull the belt guide away from theidler pulley Remove the
belt from the idler pulley
4 While you push the belt guides away from the mandrel
pulley, remove the mower drive belt from the pulley
5 Install the new mower drive belt
NOTE: Replace the mower drive belt with a factory
replacement belt
6 Make sure the "V" side of the mower drive belt is against the
mandrel pulley Also make sure the mower drive belt is
not twisted
7 Pull the belt guide away from the idler pulle / Put the mower
drive belt around the idler pulley Make sure the "V" side of
the mower drive belt is against the pulley Also make sure the
mower drive belt is not twisted
8 Make sure the mower drive belt is inside all the belt guides
WARNING: If the mower drive belt is outside of
a belt guide when the blade engagement control
lever is in the DISENGAGE position, the blade
can continue to rotate and damage the mower
drive belt. Before you operate the mower, make
sure the mower drive belt is inside all the belt
guides,
9 Before you mow. check the blade engagement control lever
See the instructions on "How To Adjust The Blade Engage-
ment Control Lever"
HOW TO REPLACE
THE MOTION DRIVE BELT
1 Remove the mower housing See the instructions on "How
To Remove The Mower Housing"
2 Engage the parking brake
3 Disconnect the adiustebte nut from the brake rod at the brake
arm Push the brake rod to the side of the unit
4 Try to push each belt guide away from the drlve putley so that
the motion drive belt can be pulled over the top of the drive
pulley If the bett guides do not provide enough clearance
use one wrench to hold the head of the belt guide on top of
the frame while you use another wrench to loosen the nut
under the frame for each belt guide
5 Remove the motion drive belt from the idler pulley Puff the
drive belt toward the front of the unit
6 Loosen the bett gulde at the stack pu!ley Remove the motion
drive belt from the top pulley of the stack pulley Slide the
belt between the stack pulley and the belt guide Remove the
belt from the lower pulley
NOTE: Inspect the idler pulley, stack pulley and the drive
idler spring for damage Replace if necessary
7 Install the new motion drive belt on the top pulley of the stack
pulley
NOTE: Replace the motion drive belt with a factory
replacement belt,
8 Make sure the "V" side of the motlon drive belt is against the
stack pulley
9 Put the motion drive belt around the idler pulley Make sure
the'V" side of the belt faces away from the idler pulley Also
make sure the belt is not twisted
10 While you push the two belt guides away from the drive
pulley install the motion drive bett on the drive pulley
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Make sure the motion drive belt is inside the belt guides and
the guide arm of the idler pulley Tighten the belt guide for the
stack pu!ley
Before you use the unit, check the adjustment of the clutch
See "How To Check And Adiust The Clutch"
Assemble the adjustable nut to the brake rod at the brake
arm Make sure the brake is correctly adjusted See the
instructions on "How TO Check And Adjust The Drive Brake"
Install the mower housing See the instructions on "How To
Install The Mower Housing"