Changing The Deck Belt - Craftsman 247.288881 Operator's Manual

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10. Gentlyslidethe cuttingdeck (from the rightside)out from
underneaththe tractor.
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CHANGING THE DECK BELT
TheV-belts foundon yourtractorare speciallydesignedto engage
and disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan be danger-
ous by notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,
use factoryapprovedbeltsas listedin the PartsList manualincluded
with this product..
All belts on yourtractorare subjectto wearand shouldbe replacedif
any signsof wear are present.Tochangeor replacethe deck belt on
yourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deck as instructedon page20.
2. Removethe beltcoversfrom theouter spindlesby removingthe
hexscrewsthat fastenthem to the deck.See Figure14.
.....Hex Screws 3indlePulle'
Figure14
3. It may alsobe necessaryto loosenthe hexnut on the left idler
pulleyto get the beltoff the pulleyand aroundthe belt guard.
4. Carefullyremovethe deck belt from aroundthe two spindle
pulleysand the two deck idler pulleys.See Figure14.
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