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Replacing Drive Belt
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Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it
against the engine.
•
Drain the fuel tank or place a piece of plastic
beneath the cap to prevent gasoline leakage.
•
Place shift lever in the first position and tip the
mower on its side.
•
Remove the center bolt which secures the blade to
the crankshaft followed by blade bell support,
blade, and blade adapter.
•
Move the cutting height adjustment to the highest
position.
•
Remove the three hex screws holding the baffle to
the deck and pivot baffle towards the rear of the
mower. See Figure 22.
Figure 22
•
Remove the hex bolt from the rear of unit holding
the transmission to the mower housing.
See Figure 23.
Cutting Height
Adjustment
NOTE: Mower is flipped on its left wheels for better access.
Figure 23
•
Tilt the transmission forward and loosen the idler
pulley bolt and lock nut half a turn. See Figure 24.
•
Using a pair of pliers, pull back and rotate belt
keeper bracket from the slot on the idler pulley.
Transmission
Pulley
Belt Keeper
Bracket
Idler Pulley
Bracket
Bolt and
Locknut
Baffle
•
Slide the belt out from between the belt keeper
bracket and the idler pulley. See Figure 24.
•
Squeeze the belt together and push it forward,
while pressing the control arm inward towards the
deck. Remove the six-speed cable from the slot.
See Figure 25.
Six-Speed
Cable Slot
Control
Arm
Hex Bolt
•
Pivot the control arm down and away from the
pulley and the belt. See Figure 25.
•
Lift off the lower pulley assembly and remove the
old belt from around the crankshaft. See Figure 26.
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Belt
Idler
Pulley
Figure 24
Belt
Figure 25
Transmission
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