Changing The Deck Belt; Changing The Transmission Drive Belt; 38-Inch Deck - MTD Shift-On-The-Go 760 Operator's Manual

WARNING
Be sure to shut the
engine off, remove
ignition key, discon-
nect the spark plug
wire(s) and ground
against the engine to
prevent unintended
starting before remov-
ing the belt.
Avoid the possibility of
a pinching injury. Do
not place your fingers
on the idler spring or
betweenthe belt and a
pulleywhile removing
he belt.
Changing
the Deck Belt
,_ WARNING:Be sure to shut the engine
off, remove ignition key, disconnect the
spark plug wire(s) and ground against
the engine to prevent unintended starting
before removing the belt.
All belt on yourtractorare subjectto wearand shouldbe
replacedif any signsof wearare present.
IMPORTANT: T he V-beltfoundon yourtractorare
speciallydesignedto engageand disengagesafely.A
substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcan be dangerousby not
disengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,
usefactory approvedbelts.
Tochangeor replacethe deck belt on yourtractor,
proceedas follows:
1. Lowerthe deck by movingthedeck lift leverintothe
bottomnotchon the right fender.
2. Removethe beltguardsby removingtheself-tapping
screwsthat fastenthem to the deck.
3. Removethe beltkeeperrod fromaroundthe engine
pulley.
4. On the 42-inchdeck only, loosenbut do notremove,
the idler pulleynuts.This will enable thebelt to be
easily removed from the idler pulleys.See Fig. 6-7 on
the previouspage.
,_ WARNING:Avoid thepossibility of a pinch-
ing injury. Do not place your fingers on the
idler spring or between the belt and a pulley
while removing the belt.
5. Remove the deck belt fromaroundall pulleys,including
the deck idler pulley.
6. Routethe newbelt as shownin and Fig. 6-8, 6-9 or
6-10.
7. Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlier.
Changing the Lower Deck Belt (46" Decks)
NOTE:Severalcomponents mustbe removedin orderto
changethe tractor'slowerdeck belt. Seean authorized
MTDServiceDealerto haveyourlowerdrivebelt replaced
or phone CustomerSupportas instructedon page 2 for
informationon orderinga Service Manual.
Changing the Transmission Drive Belt
NOTE:Severalcomponents mustbe removedand special
tools (i.e. air/impactwrench)in orderto changethe
tractor'sdrivebelt. Seean authorizedMTDServiceDealer
to haveyourdrivebelt replacedor phone CustomerSup-
port as instructedon page2 for informationon orderinga
ServiceManual.
Engine Pulley
38-Inch Deck
Idler Bracket
\
Deck Idler Pulley
Figure 6-8
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