Belt Routing - Toro Groundsmaster 455-D Service Manual

To Remove Center Deck Belt
6. Wing deck belts must be removed before center deck
belt can be removed, repeat steps 1 - 3 on previous
page.
7. Remove (2) flange head screws securing drive shaft
cover to gear box support and remove cover.
8. Remove capscrews and nuts securing front of gear
box support to deck channels and loosen capscrews
securing rear of gear box support to deck channels.
9. Raise front of gearbox support and remove old belt
from around gear box pulley and remaining pulleys.
10. Route new belts around appropriate pulleys as
shown.
IMPORTANT: When installing new belts, do not
force over pulleys or kink belt in place. This could
fracture cords in belt, resulting in reduced belt life.
11. Remount gear box support to deck channels with
capscrews and nuts previously removed.
12. Reinstall drive shaft cover to gear box support with
(2) flange head screws previously removed.
13. Remount clutch rod to deck with hairpin cotter and
plug clutch connector into harness.
Repairs
14. While holding idler pulley adjuster in position, care­
fully remove capscrew securing idler adjust or tube to
tube sleeve. Allow idler pulley to release, tensioning
belt.
15. Check idler pulley adjustment (see Belt Tension
Adjustment).
16. Reinstall belt covers.
NOTE: Check tension of new belts after first 25 hours
of operation.

Belt Routing

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Figure 19
1. Gearbox support
2. Capscrews & nuts
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