MTD 660 Series Owner's Manual page 14

3. Unhook the deck belt from the engine pull_;y.
4. Place the lift lever in the engaged (all the way for-
ward) position.
5. Disconnect the spring which is attach,_d to a
bracket on the transaxle, inside the I_,_ftrear
wheel. Use a spring puller or other suitabk; tool.
6. Disconnect the six deck links by removing the
hairpin clips and flat washers.
7. Disconnect the stabilizer plate from the s:abilizer
shaft assembly by removing the hairpin c ips and
flat washers and sliding out the red. Refer to fig-
ure 12.
8. Place the lift lever in the disengaged positi3n.
9. Slide the deck from beneath the lawn trac13r.
10. Remove the belt guards at each deck pLJlley by
removing the self-tapping screws. See figLre 20.
Self-Tapping
Screws
Stabilizer
Plate
Belt
Guard
Belt Guard
FIGURE 20.
11. Remove and replace the belt, reassembl_ follow-
ing the instructions in reverse order.
Wire
FIGURE 21.
3. Push the idler pulley toward the right side of the
unit. Lift the belt over the idler pulley. See figure
22.
4. Remove the belt from the variable speed pulley.
5. Remove the two bolts which hold the shift lever
bracket to the frame on the left side of the unit.
Swing the bracket toward the right so the belt can
be removed from the transmission pulley. See fig-
ure 22.
6. Replace belt, and reassemble in reverse order.
7. Adjust the speed control as instructed in adjust-
ment section.
Transmission
Pulley
Shift Lever Bracket
Hex Bolt
Idler
Pulley
FIGURE 22.
Variable
Speed Pulley
Rear
Belt
REAR DRIVE BELT
1. Place shift lever in neutral position. Uns(rew the
shift knob and the speed control knob (if located
on the console). Remove the two tru,, s head
screws which secure the transmission co_er. See
figure 21A.
2. Lift the transmission cover. Unplug the safety wire
from beneath the transmission cover. See figure
21B. Remove transmission cover.
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FRONT DRIVE BELT
1. To remove the front drive belt, first remove the
rear drive belt from the idler pulley and variable
speed pulley.
2. Place the lift lever in the disengaged position.
3. Remove the belt keeper pins from the engine pul-
ley belt guard. Refer to figure 19.
NOTE: Make certain belt keeper pins are reassem-
bled as shown in figure !9.