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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 this manual).
• Remove
mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of this manual).
• Remove
four screws
from I;ight hand
mandrel
cover and remove cover.
Unhook
spring from bolt on mower
housing.
• Carefully
roll belt off right hand mandrel
pulley.
• Remove
belt from center mand[el
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 idler to
see that they rotate freely.
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.
Roll belt over right hand mandrel
pulle_
Make sure belt is in all grooves
properl
Reconnect
spring to bolt in mower
housing and reinstall right hand mandr_
cover.
Reinstatt mower to tractor (See
=INSTALL MOWER
AND DRIVE BELT"
in the Assembly section of this manual)
Reassemble
:mowe= drive belt (See "TC
REPLACE
MOWER
DRIVE BELT" in
this section •of this manual).
Left Hand
Mower Blade
Center
Mandrel
Drive Belt
Mandrel
Idler
pulley
Right Hand
Secondary
Idler Arm
Cover
Bracket
Screw
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
Your tractor
is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system
which is mounted
on the
right 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 "A",on brake rod.
• If distance is other than 1-1/2", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-1/2".
Retighten
jam nut
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,
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact
your nearest
authorized
ser-
vice center/department.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Nut "A"
Jam Nut
o_Operating
Arm
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