Cub Cadet TRACTOR 5252 Operator's Manual page 50

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Install New Spindle Belt
1. Lift the gear box/mounting bracket assembly to
install the belt around the rear of the drive pulley
and through the center opening of the mounting
bracket.
2. Position the gear box mounting bracket on the
deck mounting plate and secure with the four hex
cap screws and hex flange lock nuts.
3. Route the backside of the belt around the
movable flat idler pulley. See Figure 70.
4. Loop the belt and slide it underneath the LH belt
cover mounting strap. See Figure 70.
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Figure 70
5. Route the belt as follows:
• around the left spindle pulley
• around the rear of the fixed flat idler pulley
• around the front of the center spindle pulley
• to the right spindle pulley
6. After making certain the spindle belt is properly
engaged in each pulley, pivot the movable flat idler
pulley toward the left side of the deck to relieve
tension and to allow the belt to be rolled onto the
right hand spindle pulley.
7. Install the belt covers and secure with the hex cap
screws.
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1. Spindle Pulleys
2. Movable Flat Idler Pulley
3. Drive Pulley
4. Fixed Flat Idler Pulley
5. Spindle Belt
6. LH Belt Cover Mntg. Strap
7. Gear Box Mntg. Bracket
8. Idler Arm
9. Hex Cap Screws
10. Deck Mounting Plate