Husqvarna V548 Operator's Manual page 22

4. Put a 3/8 in. breaker bar in the square opening
on the idler arm.
5. Move the idler arm counterclockwise to decrease
the tension on the deck belt and carefully remove
the deck belt from the spindle pulleys.
6. Remove the deck belt from the stacked pulley in
the front of the cutting deck.
To install the deck belt
1. Put the deck belt around all the pulleys but the
center spindle pulley.
Note:
Refer to the routing decal on the cutting
deck when you install the deck belt.
2. Put a 3/8 in. breaker bar in the square opening
on the idler arm.
3. Move the idler arm counterclockwise until you
can put the deck belt around the center spindle
pulley and hold it there.
4. Carefully put the deck belt around the center
spindle pulley and release the idler arm back into
position.
5. Make sure that the belt routing align with the belt
routing shown on the belt routing decal.
6. Turn the nut on the eye bolt to adjust the belt
tension. Turn the nut until approximately 1/4–3/4
in. / 6.4–19.0 mm of threads show on the outer
side of the nut.
7. Make sure that the belt tension is set to 30–40
lb / 13.6–18.1 kg.
8. Install the 2 belt covers on the 2 spindle
housings.
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9. Install the deck drive belt. Refer to
deck drive belt on page 21 .
To remove the pump belt
1. Remove the deck drive belt. Refer to
the deck drive belt on page 21 .
2. Remove the clutch stop to get access to the
pump belt.
3. Disconnect the clutch wire.
4. Remove the belt from the engine and the pump
pulleys.
To install the pump belt
1. Put the pump belt around the pulley on the
engine and then around the left pump pulley.
2. Put the pump belt around the inner side of the
idler pulley.
3. Move the idler pulley back and hold it and put the
pump belt around the right pump pulley.
4. Install the clutch stop.
5. Install the deck drive belt. Refer to
deck drive belt on page 21 .
6. Do a check of the tension of the pump belt. The
recommended tension of the pump belt is 27 lb /
12.25 kg.
7. Turn the nut on the eye bolt on the idler pulley to
adjust the tension of the pump belt.
To do a check of the engine oil level
1. Park the product on level ground and stop the
engine.
2. Pull open the operator cushion to get access to
the engine.
3. Loosen the dipstick and pull it out.
4. Clean the oil from the dipstick.
5. Put the dipstick in the hole for the dipstick and
tighten it.
6. Loosen and pull the dipstick out and read the oil
level.
To install the
To remove
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