Mower Drive Belt Replacement; Front To Back Leveling; Arbor Drive Belt Replacement - Craftsman ZT 7000 Operator's Manual

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Starting Position Max 1/4 Turn Max 1/4 Turn
to Lower the to Raise the
Front of the Front of the
Mower Mower
Figure 36. Orient Blades Front-to-Back
Front To Back Leveling
ufthe cut is uneven, the mower may need UeveHng,
UnequaU or improper tire pressure may aUsocause an
uneven cut, See CHECK TUREPRESSURE,
1, Turn the bUadesfront-to-back as shown in Figure 36,
Measure the distance from the ground to front tip of
center Made, and from ground to rear tips of Uefthand
and right hand Mades (Figures 36 & 40), Front tips
shouUd be 1/8"-1/4" (3-6 mm) higher than rear tips, Uf
not, proceed to step 2,
2, To raise or Uowerthe front of mower deck, Uoosen Uock
nut (A, Figure 40 inset) and turn eccentric nut (B),
3, Recheck measurement before tightening Uocknut (A)
against bracket,
Figure 40. Front-to-Back Leveling
A. Lock Nut
B. Eccentric Nut
MOWER BELT REPLACEMENT
Mower Drive Belt
Replacement
1, Park the rider on a level surface, Disengage the PTO,
turn off the engine and set the ground speed control
levers to PARK, Remove the key,
2, Use the idler pulley arm (K, Figure 41) to release belt
tension and remove the mower drive belt (F) from the
PTO pulley (G),
3, Remove the belt from the remaining deck pulleys,
Note: It is not necessary to remove the mower deck,
4, Install the new belt (F) as shown in Figure 38,
Arbor Drive Be_t Replacement
Contact a Sears Parts & Repair Center for replacement
of the arbor drive belt (A, Figure 41),
Figure 41. PTO Bett Routing
A. Arbor Drive Bett
B. Bight Arbor Pulley
C. Arbor Idler Pulley
D. Center Arbor Pulley
E. Left Arbor Pulley
F, Mower Drive Bett
G. Engine PTO Pulley
H. Mower Drive Pulley
1. Mower ldJer Pulley
J. Backside Idler Pulley
K. ldter Puttey Arm
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