Cub Cadet GT 2542 Operator's Manual page 36

bracket and release the spring tension by rotating
the lever out and rearward (See Figure 35).
LEVER STOP
BRACKET
Figure 35
3. Remove the rearward end of the PTO belt from the
upper pulley of the deck double pulley (Refer to
Figure 36). Engage the deck idler arm lever back
into its stop bracket (Refer to Figure 37).
PTO BELT
FRONT OF DECK
Figure 36
LEVER STOP
BRACKET
Figure 37
IDLER ARM
LEVER
MOWER DECK
DOUBLE PULLEY
IDLER ARM
LEVER
WARNING: The exhaust system is HOT.
To avoid personal injury, allow the
engine and exhaust system to cool
before proceeding with the following
PTO belt removal instructions.
4. Open the tractor hood and remove the forward end
of the PTO belt from the PTO clutch pulley on the
front of the engine (Refer to Figure 38).
5. Pass the PTO belt downward, inside the tractor
frame, until the belt is below the two tractor front
lower pulleys and pull the belt clear of the tractor
(See Figure 39).
TRACTOR FRONT
LOWER PULLEYS
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PTO
CLUTCH
PULLEY
PTO
BELT
Figure 38
PTO BELT
FRONT LIFT
ROD/BRACKET
ASSEMBLY
Figure 39