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9. Remove and retain the dust shield and its
mounting hardware (machines with a Kawasaki
engine).
10. Remove the transmission belt.
• For machines with Kawasaki engines:
A. Loosen the bracket and allow the bracket
to drop (Figure 30).
Note: The bracket prevents the
transmission from tipping to the point
where the transmission belt comes off.
1. Transmission tension
spring
2. Bracket
3. Transmission
B. Remove the transmission tension spring.
C. Remove the transmission belt from the
transmission pulley.
D. Remove the transmission belt.
E. To install a new transmission belt, reverse
the steps above.
• For machines with Kohler engines:
A. Rotate the idler pulley over the access
hole on the transmission by using a socket
wrench to turn the idler pulley nut.
Figure 30
4. BBC belt
5. Transmission belt
1. Socket wrench
2. Idler pulley nut
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B. While you are holding the idler pulley over
the access hole on the transmission, insert
a screwdriver through the access hole to
catch a rib on the idler pulley.
1. Screwdriver through
access hole
2. Access hole
C. Use the screwdriver to hold the idler pulley
out of the way until you are done installing
the new transmission belt.
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Figure 31
3. Idler pulley nut
4. Screwdriver
Figure 32
3. Idler pulley
4. Transmission belt
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