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4. Remove PTO drive belt. Refer to Replacing the PTO
Drive Belt in the Belt Maintenance (page 32).
5. Raise the front of the machine and hold with jack
stands.
6. Disconnect clutch wire connector from wire harness.
7. Disconnect clutch retainer from the engine deck
(Figure 43).
1. Transmission belt
2. Idler pulley
3. Clutch retainer
4. Tension spring
8. Unhook tension spring from side of frame (Figure 43).
9. Loosen pivot bolt enough to remove traction belt from
the drive pulley and clutch.
10. Install new belt around clutch and drive pulley.
11. Torque pivot bolt to 35-40 ft-lb (47-54 N-m). Install
tension spring between idler arm and frame bracket
(Figure 43).
12. Install clutch retainer to the engine deck (Figure 43).
13. Connect clutch wire connector to wire harness.
14. Install PTO drive belt.
15. Install the panel to the bottom of the machine.
Replacing the Mower Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping when
cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks and cracks are
signs of a worn deck belt. Replace the deck belt if any of
these conditions are evident.
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Remove the carrier frame cover.
4. Remove the belt cover with bolts.
Figure 43
5. Clutch wire connector
6. Pivot bolt
7. Drive pulley
8. Engine deck
5. Remove the PTO drive belt. Refer to Replacing the
PTO Drive Belt.
6. Disconnect the idler arm spring to relieve tension on
the idler arm and idler pulley, then remove the worn
mower belt (Figure 44).
7. Install the new mower belt around the two outside
spindle pulleys, the idler pulley, and in the lower groove
of the double spindle pulley (Figure 44).
8. Connect the idler arm spring (Figure 44).
9. Install the PTO drive belt. Refer to Replacing the PTO
Drive Belt.
10. Adjust the belt guide an 1/8 inch (3 mm) from the belt
(Figure 44).
11. Install the belt cover onto the cutting unit and screw
in the bolts.
12. Install the carrier frame cover onto the cutting unit.
1. Mower deck belt
2. PTO Drive Belt
3. Drive belt pulley
Replacing the PTO Drive Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping when
cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks and cracks are
signs of a worn drive belt. Replace the drive belt if any of
these conditions are evident.
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Remove the carrier frame cover.
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Figure 44
4. Idler arm spring
5. Drive belt pulley
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