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Mandrel
"D....
D"
BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN
LENGTH
Front Links
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
The mower
blade drive
belt may be re-
placed
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on
level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1.
Remove
mower from tractor
(See "TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of
manual).
2.
Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys.
3.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Work belt around
both mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
2.
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside
all belt guides.
3.
Install mower
(See "To Install Mower"
in this section
of this manual).
Mandrel Pulley
Idler Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
TO CHECK
AND ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor
is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system
which is mounted
on the
right side of the transaxle.
If tractor
requires
more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed
in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved
surface,
then
brake must be checked
and adjusted.
TO CHECK
BRAKE
1.
Park tractor
on a level, dry concrete
or
paved surface,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down
and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
con-
trol out and into the slot and release
so
it is held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
for-
ward. If the rear wheels
rotate,
the brake
needs
to be adjusted
or the pads need to
be replaced.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way
down
and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
3.
If distance
is other than 1-9/16",
loosen
jam nut and turn nut %" until distance
becomes
1-9/16".
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A'.
4.
Engage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
engaged"
position.
5.
Road test tractor
for proper
stopping
distance
as stated
above.
Readjust
if necessary.
If stopping
distance
is
still greater
than five (5) feet in highest
gear, further
maintenance
is necessary.
Replace
brake pads or contact
a Sears
or other qualified
service
center.
With parking brake "Engaged"
_Nut
"A"
Operating
dam Nut
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