Toro Wheel Horse 8-25 Operator's Manual page 42

Maintenance
4. Shift transmission into 1st gear and engage the
parking brake. Tip rider onto its rear end.
5. Remove blade drive belt: refer to Replacing
Blade Drive Belt, page 38.
6. Remove the mower housing: refer to
Installing/Removing Housing, page 37.
7. Unhook large traction spring from mounting
screw (Fig. 21). Use caution when removing
spring as it is heavily tensioned.
8. Unhook idler spring from idler bracket (Fig. 21).
9. Remove locknut and washer securing idler
bracket to frame and remove bracket (Fig. 21).
10. Loosen the locknut on pulley until belt guide can
be removed (Fig. 21). Remove belt from all
pulleys.
11. Reverse procedure to reinstall belt.
Note: When reinstalling belt guide to idler
pulley, make sure edge of belt guide is
parallel to the frame as shown in
Figure 21.
12. Install mower housing: refer to
Removing/Installing Mower Housing, steps
11–14, page 37.
13. Tip rider back to its normal operating position.
14. Fill crankcase with oil: refer to Fill Crankcase
with Oil, page 15.
15. Fill fuel tank with gasoline: refer to Fill Fuel
Tank With Gasoline, page 11.
16. Install the battery: refer to Installing the Battery,
page 35.
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Figure 21
1. Traction spring
2. Idler spring
3. Locknut and washer
securing idler bracket
4. Pulley belt guide
5. Traction drive belt