Spindle Drive Belt Replacement - Cub Cadet GT 2554 Operator's Manual

• Turn off the water supply.
• Pull back the lock collar of the nozzle adapter to
disconnect the adapter from the nozzle.
• Repeat the previous steps to clean the deck
using the nozzle at the other end of the deck.
Periodically remove the belt covers and remove any
accumulated grass clippings from around the spindle
pulleys and the deck belt.
LUBRICATION
After every 10 hours of operation and/or before putting
the deck into winter storage, lubricate the spindle as-
semblies and the idler arms with 251H EP grease or an
equivalent No. 2 multipurpose lithium grease. Excess
grease will be expelled from the inverted upper seals
of the spindle assemblies. Listen for the muffled crack-
ling noise of grease being expelled through the seal to
indicate the spindle assembly is fully greased. Refer to
Figure 60.
Every 50 hours, or twice yearly, lubricate the double
pulley with 251H EP grease or an equivalent No. 2
multipurpose lithium grease. Do not over lubricate.
Refer to Figure 60.
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1. Spindle Belt Cover
2. Hex Screws
and Washers
3. Idler Arm Lever
4. Stop Bracket
Figure 60
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5. Spindle Assembly
Grease Fittings
6. Idler Arm
Grease Fitting
7. Double Pulley

SPINDLE DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT

In order to replace the spindle drive belt, refer to Figure
60 and Figure 61 and proceed as follows:
1. Disengage the idler arm lever from its stop bracket
and rotate the lever to the outside of the deck to
release the spring tension.
2. Remove the hardware that secures the spindle
belt covers to the deck.
3. Remove the spindle belt covers to expose the belt.
1. Movable Idler Pulley
2. Spindle Drive Belt
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4. Pull the movable flat idler pulley away from the
backside of the belt and remove the old drive belt.
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5. Install a new belt on the spindle pulleys and
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position the flat idler pulley against the backside of
the belt so that the belt is tensioned. Refer to
Figure 61 for the proper routing of the belt.
6. Reinstall the spindle belt covers.
7. Engage the idler arm lever into its stop bracket.
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3. Idler Arm Lever
4. Fixed Idler Pulley
Figure 61
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