Replacing The Pto Drive Belt - Toro Z Master Professional 7000 Series Operator's Manual

1. Ratchet with short
extension or breaker
bar
2. 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches)
between the spring hooks
12. While holding the belt in tension, tighten the 2
bolts that secure the fixed idler arm.
13. Remove the ratchet or breaker bar from the
square hole in the fixed idler arm.
14. Install the belt covers with the tabs in the slots.
Install the screws and close the latches
61).
1. Belt cover
2. Latch
15. Install the sheet metal guard. Refer to
the Sheet-Metal Guard (page
Figure 60
3. Spring-loaded idler pulley
4. Fixed Idler pulley
Figure 61
3. Bolt
4. Install tab into the slot
Removing
32).
16. Tighten the bolt for the mower-deck curtain.
Refer to
(page
17. Check the tension on the drive belts.
Replacing the PTO Drive
Belt
Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Check the PTO
Important:
panel are designed to remain on the machine after
cover removal. Loosen all of the fasteners a few
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turns so that the panel is loose but still attached,
then go back and loosen them until the panel
comes free. This prevents you from accidentally
stripping the bolts free of the retainers.
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping
when cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks,
and cracks are signs of a worn PTO belt. Replace the
mower belt if any of these conditions are evident.
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the N
parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
(Figure
operating position.
3. Tilt the seat forward, loosen the bolts, and
remove the front engine panel
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1. Bolt
4. Remove the spring from the idler arm
63).
5. Remove the clutch stop bracket.
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Releasing the Mower-Deck Curtain
32).
drive belt.
The fasteners for the front engine
- position, and set the
EUTRAL LOCK
Figure 62
2. Front engine panel
(Figure 62).
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(Figure