MTD Garden Tractors User Manual page 80

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Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it
against the engine.
3. Remove the deck as described in the separate
deck manual.
4. Unhook the idler spring from the rider frame.
See Figure 4-19.
5. Remove the hex bolt, nut and lock washer at
the torque rod bracket and transaxle.
6. Remove the hex bolt which holds the torque
rod bracket to the torque rod and remove
bracket. See Figure 4-20.
7. Slip the V-belt off the variable speed pulley and
transaxle pulley. See Figure 4-21.
8. Remove two hex bolts, nuts and lock washers
from the engine pulley belt guard at rider frame
to allow the engine pulley belt guard to drop
down out of the way. See Figure 4-22.
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9. Remove the idler pulley by removing the hex
lock nut. See Figure 4-23.
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