Changing The Deck Belt - Craftsman PYT9000 Operator's Manual

6. Pull thedeck supportpin outwardto releasethe deck fromthe
deck lift arm. See Figure12.
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DeckSupport Pin
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8.
Figure12
Repeattheabovestepson the tractor'srightside.
Movethe deck lift leverintothe topnotch to raisethe deck lift
arms up and out of the way.
Removethe cotterpin fromthe end of the stabilizerrodand slide
the stabilizerout ofthe hangerbracketon the deck.See Figure13.
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Figure13
10. Gentlyslidethe cuttingdeck (from the rightside)out from
underneaththe tractor.
CHANGING THE DECK BELT
Shutthe engineoff and removeignitionkey beforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement. P rotectyourhands
usingheavygloveswhengraspingbladesand pulleys.
TheV-belts foundon yourtractorare speciallydesignedto engage
and disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan be danger-
ous by notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,
use factoryapprovedbeltsas listedin the PartsList manual.
All belts on yourtractorare subjectto wearand shouldbe replacedif
any signsof wear are present. Tochangeor replacethe deck belton
yourtractor,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe deck as instructedon page20.
2. Removethe beltcoversfrom theouter spindlesby removingthe
hexscrewsthat fastenthem to the deck.See Figure14.
Hex
Screws
Belt Keeper
Rod
Figure14
3. Loosen,but do not removethe belt keeperrodon the pulley
locatednear the backof thedeck. See Figure14.
4. Carefullyremovethe deck belt from aroundthe threespindle
pulleysand the two deck idlerpulleys.
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