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BELT INSTALLATION
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4.
Install new belt in reverse
order of
" removal.
5.
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside
all belt guides.
6.
Install mower
in reverse order of
removal
instructions.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed
in highest
gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.
1.
Depress clutch/brake pedal and
engage parking brake.
2.
Measure
distance between brake
operating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
3.
If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and tum nut "A" until distance
becomes 1-9/16".
Retighten jam nut
against nut "A".
4.
Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance as stated above.
Readjust if
necessary.
If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in highest gear,
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact a Sears or other qualified
service center.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
,Nut "A"
Operating
Arm
Do Not touch this nut. If further brake adjust-
ment is necessary contact your nearest
authorized service center/department
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking brake.
For assistance,
there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom
side of left footrest.
1. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section of this
manual.)
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
3.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley
and over
cooling
fan blades.
4.
Pull belt toward front of tractor
and
remove
downward
from around
engine
pulley.
5.
Install new belt by reversing
above
procedure.
Engine ----------
Pulley
Clutching Idler_
Stationary Idler-.._.
Transmission
Input Pulley
C
TRANSAXLE
MOTION
CONTROL
LEVER
NEUTRAL
ADJUSTMENT
The motion control lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
1.
Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the
right rear wheel, and lightly tighten.
2. Start engine and move motion control
lever until tractor does not move
forward or backward.
3.
Hold motion
control lever in that
position
and turn engine
off.
4.
While
holding
motion control
lever in
place, loosen
the adjustment
bolt.
5.
Move motion control
lever to the
neutral
(N) (lock gate) position.
6. Tighten
adjustment
bolt securely.
NOTE:
If additional
clearance
is needed
to get to adjustment
bolt, move mower
deck height to the lowest
position.
After above adjustment
is made, if the
tractor
still creeps
forward
or backward
while motion
control
lever is in neutral
position,
follow these steps:
1. Loosen
the adjustment
bolt.
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