Belt Maintenance; Inspecting The Belts; Replacing The Mower Belt - Toro 74958 Operator's Manual

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Figure 73
Left Side Shown
1. L-bracket
2. Linkage stop
3. Gap
9.
Disengage the parking brake.
10.
Turn the wheel hub by hand in both directions
relative to the caliper.
Note:
The wheel hub should move freely
between the caliper.
11.
If a gap is needed or the wheel hub does not
move freely:
A.
Disengage the parking brake.
B.
Disconnect and fine-tune the rear linkage
assembly:
Shorten the link to create a gap.
Lengthen the link to allow wheel hub
movement.
C.
Connect the rear-linkage assembly.
12.
Engage the parking brake and check the gap.
13.
Repeat steps
9
through
visible gap and the wheel hub rotates freely.
14.
Repeat this procedure for the brake on the
opposite side.
15.
Rotate the drive-wheel release handle to
the operating position; refer to
Drive-Wheel Release Valves (page
16.
Install the rear tires and torque the lug nuts;
refer to
Checking the Wheel Lug Nuts (page
17.
Remove the jack stands.
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4. Rear-linkage assembly
5. Caliper
6. Wheel hub
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Belt Maintenance

Inspecting the Belts

Service Interval: Every 50 hours
Replace the belt if it is worn. The signs of a worn belt
include squealing while the belt is rotating; the blades
slipping while cutting grass; and frayed edges, burn
marks, and cracks on the belt.

Replacing the Mower Belt

1.
Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
position, and set the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Lower the mower to the 76 mm (3 inch)
height-of-cut.
4.
Remove the belt covers
5.
Use a ratchet in the square hole in the idler arm
to remove tension on the idler spring
6.
Remove the belt from the mower-deck pulleys.
7.
Remove the belt guide on the spring-loaded
idler arm
(Figure
8.
Remove the existing belt.
9.
Install the new belt around the mower pulleys
and the clutch pulley under the engine
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