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Maintaining
the Lawn
Mower
WARNING
WARNING: Always stop
engine, disconnect spark
plug, and remove ignition
key before performing any
type of maintenance on
the mower. Failure to fol-
low this instruction could
result in personal injury
and/or property damage.
WARNING: Avoid the
possibility of a pinching
injury. Do not place your
fingers between belts and
pulleys.
IMPORTANT: The belts
on the mower are spe-
cially designed to engage
and disengage safely.
Substitute (non-OEM)
belts can be danger-
ous by not disengaging
completely. For a proper
working machine, use
factory approved belts.
The mower uses three belts: 1) drive belt, 2) deck engagement belt, 3) blade timing belt. Before removing belt,
observe how the belt is routed around the pulleys and brackets to help when installing a replacement belt.
IMPORTANT: The belts on the mower are specially designed to engage and disengage safely. Substitute
(non-OEM) belts can be dangerous by not disengaging completely. For a proper working machine, use fac-
tory approved belts.
WARNING: Before performing any type of maintenance on the machine, wait for all parts to stop
moving, and disconnect the spark plug wire. Remove the ignition key from the ignition switch (if
equipped). Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or property damage.
Avoid the possibility of a pinching injury.
Do not place your fingers between belts
and pulleys.
1.
Stop engine, wait for all parts to stop moving, and
disconnect spark plug wire.
2.
Release all mower controls.
3.
Remove belt cover as instructed earlier in this
section.
Figure 5-14: Top view of the drive belt orientation.
Replacing Belts
Replacing the Drive Belt
4.
Loosen belt keeper (A). The belt keeper is attached
to the underside of the mower frame, Figure 5-14.
5.
Loosen the idler pulley (B) by loosening bolt and nut,
Figure 5-14.
6.
Remove belt (C) from around pulleys, Figure 5-14.
7.
Route new belt around the pulleys making sure to
tighten nuts, bolts, and belt keeper.
8.
Replace the belt cover.
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A
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B
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