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Tochangeor rep ace thedeck bet and PTObe t on your
tractor,proceedas follows:
I Pivoting Idler Pulley
Belt Guard
1, Lowerthe deck by movingthedeck lift bver into the
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bottomnotchon the rightfender,
Your Lawn
Figure 18
"Square
Hole
2, Removethe beltguardsby removingthe seBtapping
screwsthat fastenthem to the deck,
3, a, To easein removingthe belt in latersteps, loosen,
but do not remove,the boltwhich securesthe
pivotingidler pulby to the idlerbracket,
b, insert a 3/8"-driveratchetwrench(set to tighten)
intothe squarehob foundin the idler bracketon the
bft side of the deck'ssurface,See Figure18,
c, Graspthe ratchet'shandb and pivot it towardthe
rightside of the tractorto relbve tensionon the belt,
d, With belttension relbved,carefully remove the
belt from around the bft-hand spindle pulley.
IMPORTANT: C arefullyallowthe ratchetto pivotrearward
beforeremovingit from the squarehob,
WARNING
Be sure to shut the
engine off, remove ig=
nition key, disconnect
Lhespark pJugwire(s)
and ground against
the engine to prevent
unintended starting
before removing the
beJt(s).
Avoid the possibility of
a pinching injury. Do
not place your fingers
on the idler spring or
between the belt and a
pulley while removing
the belt.
Changing
the Deck Be_t & PTO Be_t
WARNING: Be sure to shut
the engine off, remove ignition
key, disconnect the spark plug
wire(s} and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended
starting before removing the
belt(s).
All belts on yourtractorare subiectto wearand should
be replacedif anysigns of wearare present,
IMPORTANT: T he V-beltsfoundon yourtractorare
speciallydesignedto engageand disengagesafely,A
substitute(nomOEM)Wbelt can be dangerousby not
disengagingcompletely,Fora properworkingmachine,
usefactory approvedbelts,
WARNING: Avoid the possibility
of a pinching injury. Do not place
your fingers on the idler spring
or between the belt and a pulley
while removing the belt.
4, Removethe deck belt fromaroundall pulbys, including
the deck idler pulleysand the electricPTOclutch,
NOTE: The idler pulby(s) mayhaveto be loosened,but
not removed,in orderto removethe beltfrom around
them,
5, Routethe newbelts (deck beltfirst) as shownin Figure
19,
6, Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlbr,
Changing
the Transmission
Drive
Be_ta
NOTE:Severalcomponents must be removedand
specialtools (i,e, air/impactwrench) in order to change
the tractor'sdrivebelts, Seean authorized Troy Bilt
ServiceDeabr to haveyourdrivebelts replacedor phone
CustomerSupportas instructedon page 2 for information
on orderinga ServiceManual
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