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TO REPLACEMOWERBLADE DRIVE
•
BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
•
parking brake.
• Remove mower drive belt (See "TO
•
REPLACE
MOWER
DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).
• Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section of this manual).
• Remove screws from right hand man-
drel cover and remove cover. Unhook
spring from bolt on mower housing.
• Carefully roll belt off right hand mandrel
•
p_.ulley.
• Hemove
belt from center mandrel pul-
ley, idler pulley, and left hand mandrel
•
pulley.
• Remove any did or grass which may
have accumulated
around mandrels and
entire upper deck surface.
Left Hand
Check secondary idler arm and idler to
see that they rotate freely.
Be sure spring is hooked in secondary
idler arm and sway-bar brackeL
_l-,--
Install new belt in lower groove of left
hand mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel
pulley as shown.
Roll belt over ri_/ht hand mandrel pulley.
Make sure belt =s in all grooves properly.
Reconnect spring to bolt in mower
housing and reinstall right hand mandrel
cover.
Reinstall mower to tractor (See
=INSTALL MOWER
AND DRIVE
BELT"
in the Assembly section of this manual).
Reassemble
mower drive belt (See =TO
REPLACE
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT" in
this section of this manual).
Mower Blade
Center
Ddve Belt
Mandrel
Idler
Pulley
Right Hand
Idler Arm
Anti-Sway-Bar
Bracket
Screw
TO ADJUST
ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH
The electric clutch should provide years of
service.
The clutch has a built-in brake
that stops the pulley within 5 seconds.
Eventually, the intemal brake will wear
which may cause the mower blades to not
en_age,
or, to not stop as required.
Adjustments
should be made by your
nearest authorized service center/depart-
ment.
• Make sure attachment clutch and igni-
tion switches are in "OFF" position.
• Adjust the three nylon Iocknutsuntil
space between clutch plate and rotor
measures .012" at all three slot Ioca-
tions cut in the side of brake plate.
Rotor
Clutch Plate
NOTE: After installing a new electric
clutch, run tractor at full throttle and
engage and disengage electric clutch 10
cycles to wear in clutch plate.
Slot(3)
Nylon Locknut (3)
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the left
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed
in high-
est gear, then brake must be adjusted.
• Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage
parking brake.
• Measure distance between brake oper-
ating arm and nut =Au on brake rod.
• If distance is other than 1-3/4", loosen
jam nut and tum nut "A" until distance
becomes 1-3/4".
Retighten jam nut
.012"
against
nut =A'.
• 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,
Brake Plate
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact your nearest
authorizedser-
vice center/department.
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