Changing The Belt On The Cutting Deck - Husqvarna P524 Workshop Manual

Cutting system
5.7.3 Changing the belt on the cutting
deck
WARNING!
Protect your hands with gloves when
working on the blades.
Pinch hazard when working on the
belt.
On cutting decks with crash-proof blades, the
blades are driven by a V-belt. Change the V-belt as
follows:
1. Dismantle the cutting deck, see section "5.7.2
Cutting deck" on page 78.
2. Open the lock for the track rod bolt.
3. Remove the bolt so the track rod is released in
one end.
4. Unscrew the bolt for the cutting deck frame
bracket. Remove the circlip and take out the
cutting deck frame.
5. Remove the two bolts on the cutting deck
frame.
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6. Loosen the screws on the cutting cover. Lift the
cutting deck frame and take out the cutting deck
cover.
7. Loosen the spring tensioning the V-belt and
prise off the belt.
8. The new belt is mounted in reverse order.