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3.
Mandrel
BELT
INSTALLATION
-
1.
Work
belt around
both mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
Make
sure belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides.
Install
mower
(See "To Install
Mower"
in this section
of this manual).
Idler Pulleys
Pulley
TO CHECK
AND 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 five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed
in highest
gear on a
level, dry concrete
or paved
surface,
then
brake
must be checked
and adjusted.
TO CHECK
BRAKE
1.
Park tractor
on a level,
dry concrete
or
paved
surface,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal
all the way down
and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
con-
trol out and into the slot and release
so
it is held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
for-
ward.
If the rear wheels
rotate,
the brake
needs
to be adjusted
or the pads
need to
be replaced.
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal all the way
down
and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Measure
distance
between
brake
oper-
ating
arm and nut '_' on brake
rod.
3.
If distance
is other than
1-9/16",
loosen
jam nut and turn nut '_' until distance
becomes
1-9/16".
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut '_'.
4.
Engage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
engaged"
position.
,
Road test tractor
for proper
stopping
distance
as stated
above.
Readjust
if necessary.
If stopping
distance
is
still greater
than five (5) feet in highest
gear, further
maintenance
is neces-
sary.
Replace
brake
pads
or contact
a
Sears
or other
qualified
service
center.
With parking
brake "Engaged"
Nut '_'
Nut
Arm
Do not touch this nut. If further brake
adjustment
is necessary contact a Sears or
other qualified service center.
TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor
on level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For assistance,
there
is a
belt installation
guide decal
on bottom
side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL-
1.
Remove
mower
(See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire
motion
drive belt
and position
of all belt guides
and keepers.
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
3.
Remove
belt downward
from around
engine
pulley.
4.
Pull belt slack
toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley.
5.
Remove
belt from center
span
keeper
and pull belt away from
tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Carefully
work new belt down
onto the
input pulley.
2.
Slide belt into the center
span
keeper.
3.
Pull belt toward
front of tractor
and roll
around
the top groove
of engine
pulley.
4.
Install
belt through
stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Make sure
belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
6.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
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