44" & 50" Arbor Drive Belt Replacement - Simplicity Broadmotor Series Service & Repair Manual

To avoid damaging belts, DO NOT PRY
BELTS OVER PULLEYS.
44" & 50" Arbor Drive Belt Replacement
NOTE: Be sure to use only genuine Simplicity replace-
ment parts.
1. Park the tractor on a smooth, level surface such as a
concrete floor. Disengage the PTO, turn off the
engine and lock the parking brake. Remove the key.
2. Remove the mower from the tractor. See Mower
Removal in the Operation section.
3. See Figure 6. Remove the two capscrews securing
upstop (A) and remove the upstop.
4. Remove the four capscrews securing the right-hand
arbor cover (B, Figure 6). Remove three capscrews
securing left-hand arbor cover (D).
5. Using a pair of locking pliers or a spring puller,
remove the idler pulley spring (C, Figure 6) from slot
in deck.
6. Loosen capscrew (E, Figure 6) securing the idler pul-
ley to the bracket. The belt can now be slipped
between the pulley and idler bracket hub.
7. Install a new belt as shown in Figure 7. Make sure
that V-side of belt runs in arbor pulley (A) grooves
and flat side of belt runs against idler pulley (B).
8. Tighten the capscrew (E, Figure 6).
9. Reinstall spring (C, Figure 6) into its slot in mower
deck.
11. Reinstall the left and right arbor covers (B and D,
Figure 6) and upstop (A) using the original hardware.
Be careful not to strip out the capscrews.
12. Install the mower onto the tractor.
44" & 50" Mower Belt Replacement
B
C
Figure 6. Mower Deck - 44" & 50"
A. Upstop
B. Right-hand Arbor Cover
C. Spring
D. Left-hand Arbor Cover
E. Capscrew
A
Figure 7. Mower Deck Drive Belt Routing
- 44" & 50" Deck
A. Arbor Drive Pulley (V-sided)
B. Idler Pulley (Flat-sided)
5 - 5
5 Belt Replacement
A
E
A
FRONT
B
D
A