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• Check primary idler arm and two idlers
to see that they rotate freely.
• Be sure spring is securely hooked to pri-
mary idler arm and bolt in mower hous-
ing.
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT INSTALLATION
• Install belt in both idlers.
Make sure belt
is in both belt keepers at the idlers as
shown.
Screws
• Install new belt onto electric clutch pul-
ley.
• Roll belt into upper groove of left hand
mandrel pulley.
• Carefully check belt routing making sure
belt is in the grooves correctly and
inside belt keepers.
• Reassemble
left hand mandrel cover.
Left Hand
Mandrel
Left Hand
Mandrel
Idler
Pulleys
Electric
Clutch
Pulley
Mower
Drive
Belt
Primary
Idler Arm
BeltJ
Keepers
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
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 thisj]]a_.
• Remove
mower (SL_ "TOREMOVE
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 dirt or grass which may
have accumulated
around mandrels and
- entire upper deck surface.
• Check secondary idler arm and idlerto
see that they rotate freely.
i Be sure spring is hooked in secondary
idler arm and sway-bar bracket.
Install new belt in lower groove of left
hand mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
i Roll belt over dght hand mandrel pulley.
Make sure belt is 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).
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