Changing The Deck Belt - Craftsman R1000 Series Operator's Manual

5. Remove the remaining bow-tie cotter pins securing the deck to the unit, as
shown in Figure 35.
NOTE: The bow-tie clips should be re-installed from the top down.
6. Move the deck lift lever into the top notch on the right fender to raise the
deck lift arms up and out of the way.
7. Unplug the wiring pigtail from the deck safety switch.
8. Carefully remove the PTO cable from the rear of the cutting deck by
removing the bow-tie cotter pin which secures it. Remove the spring from
the deck idler bracket. See Figure 36.
9. Gently slide the cutting deck (from the left side) out from underneath the
tractor.

Changing the Deck Belt

NOTE: It is possible to change the deck belt with the cutting deck still installed on
the tractor, however it is much easier to remove the deck first, change the deck belt,
then reinstall the cutting deck.
To change the cutting deck belt, proceed as follows:
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Figure 35
Figure 36
1. It is easiest to change the deck belt by first removing the cutting deck as
instructed earlier in this section. Skip this step if deciding to change the deck
belt with the mowing deck still installed on the unit. Otherwise, remove the
cutting deck now.
2. If changing the deck belt with the cutting deck still installed on the unit,
lower the cutting deck to the lowest cutting position.
3. Remove the deck belt from around the unit's PTO drive pulley as shown in
Figure 33. Simply roll one side of the belt off of the pulley and then work
it off the pulley by continuing around the pulley until the belt is off of the
pulley.
4. Pull the belt towards the front of the unit, pulling it through and out of the
belt keeper bracket, shown in Figure 33.
5. Remove the deck belt cover by removing the three hex bolts that secure it.
See Figure 37.
6. Remove the belt keeping spacer by removing the hex bolt that secures it. See
Figure 38.
Belt Keeper Hex bolt
7. Change the belt, then reinstall the all the components removed in the
reverse order beginning with the idler pulley, and lastly the belt cover.
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Figure 37
Figure 38