SERVICE
ADJUSTMENTS
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
(See Figs. 33,
34 and
35)
',
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manual).
o
Remove mower drive belt (See'3"O REPLACE MOWER
DRIVE BELT' in this section of this manual).
°
Pull mower blade drive belt towards rear of mower at
tensioning pulley.
Place a block between tension
bracket and spring bracket. Roll belt off tension pulley_
o
Roll belt off all other pulleys.
MOWER
BLADE
TENSION
DRIVE BELT
SPRING
BRACKET
BLOCK
TENSION BRACKET
FIG. 33
Use pliers to remove brake spring.
BRAKE
SPRING
FIG. 34
•
Remove cotter pin from brake rod
BRAKE ROD -'_
COTTER PIN
FIG. 35
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 36)
Park the tractoron levelsurface Engage parkingbrake,
Forassistance,there is a belt installationguide decal on
bottomside of leftfootrest.
o
Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this
section of this manuaL)
o
Remove upper belt keeper.
o
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
o
Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Remove belt
upwards from transaxle pulley by deflecting belt keep..
erso
o
Pull belt toward front of tractor and ramove downwards
from around engine pulley°
o
Install new belt by reversing above procedure.
IMPORTANT:
MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS
POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TABS_
ENGINE PULLEY_..
CLUTCHING
__
IDLER "--,.,--.._
STA'NONARYI
IDLER
J
,,. LOCATOR TABS
_UPPER
BELT
KEEPER
TRANSAXLE
PULLEY
FIG. 36
•
Pull belt out from under brake rod and off mower.
•
To install belt. reverse above procedure.
Make sure
belt is enga,ned in all pulleys.
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