Blade Drive Belt Removal - MTD LT-5 Service Manual

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1.10. Using needle nose pliers, remove the hairpin clip
securing the deck engagement cable to the deck
flange. See Figure 5.
Deck Engagement Cable
Figure 5
1.11. Slip the oval plastic retainer ring from the con-
nector. Pull the connector rearward, lining the
grooves in the connector with the deck flange
and slide it up and out of the flange. See Figure
6.
Figure 6
1.12. Remove the tension spring from the deck idler
bracket.
NOTE: Depending on which deck is installed on
the unit, it may be necessary to remove the spin-
dle brake connecting rod between the two spin-
dles in order to remove the deck engagement
spring.
1.13. Slide the deck out from under the unit.
Deck Bracket
Deck Bracket
Oval Retainer
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2.

BLADE DRIVE BELT REMOVAL

NOTE: The 38" deck has a single pulley on the
idler. The 42" deck has two pulleys on the idler.
Disassembly procedures are similar.
2.1. Remove the cutting deck from the unit.
2.2. Using a ½" socket, remove the three screws
securing the belt cover to the deck. Repeat for
the other belt cover. See Figure 7.
Figure 7
NOTE: The belt covers are interchangeable.
2.3. Using a 9/16" socket and an open-end wrench,
loosen but do not remove the nuts securing both
idler pulleys to the idler bracket. See Figure 8.
Idler Bracket
Figure 8
2.4. Remove the belt from around the idler pulleys
and spindles.
Belt Covers
Idler Pulleys
Belt Guides