Yard-Man 970 Series Owner's Manual page 20

_ep 13, S_e the heather andpu _h-belt i Steplp 161 Place_e new beito_er the tran_n--
forward. Press the control arm inwar _ I pulley. Start the belt in pulley groove and
towards the deck and remove the sb speed ! rotate pulley until belt is seated in
cable from the slot. transmission pulley.
Step 17. Place belt between dier pulley and the
Control
Arm
Six-Speed
Cable Slot Belt
belt keeper bracket.
Step 18. Using pliers, rotate the belt keeper
bracket so that it snaps into slot on the id er
bracket,
Step 19. Tighten the Idler Pulley bolt and Locknut
112 turn using two 7/16" wrenches.
Transmission _
Pulley
Step 14. Pivot the control arm down away from the
pulley and belt.
( :ontrol
/ _.... Arm
Belt Keeper
Bracket
Idler Pulley
Boltand /
Locknut
Transmission
IStep 15. Lift off the lower pulley assembl' r and
remove the old belt from around the
crankshaft.
Lower Pulley
Half_
•Cranks haft
Belt
Step 20. Place belt between the two pulley halves
on the crankshaft. Make sure to route the belt
inside the belt guard pin.
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o
Upper
Pulley
Half
Tab
Belt
Belt Lower
Pulley
Pin Half
ilMPORTANT: When replacing the belt, do not disas-
..................... _semble the lower pulley assembly. " ....
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