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TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
The mower
blade drive belt may be re-
placed
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on
level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1.
Remove
mower
from tractor
(See "TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of
manual).
2.
Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys.
3.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Work belt around
both mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
2.
Make sure belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides.
3.
Install
mower
(See "To Install
Mower"
in this section
of this manual).
Mandrel Pulley
Idler Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
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 "A" on brake rod.
3.
If distance
is other than 1-9/16",
loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-9/16".
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A'.
4.
Engage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
engaged"
position.
5.
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
"A"
Ope ra_
Nut
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 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.
Disconnect
clutch wire harness.
3.
Remove
clutch
Iocator.
4.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Remove
belt downward
from engine
pulley and around
electric
clutch.
6.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission
input pulley.
7.
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.
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