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Sears 917.253721 Owner's Manual page 14

Varidrive garden tractor gtv 16 twin

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FIGURE
33
WASH
ER
,,
KLIP RING
FIGUFIE 35
FIGURE 36
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12
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5.
BELT
REPLACEMENT
The
belts
on this
tractor are special for this application,
when replacing Belts always
replace
with Sears belts.
a. Disconnect
Battery,
Negative Ground
Cable.
b. Set Parking Brake (Fig.
10).
c.
Pull Varidrive
Control
Lever
to
slow
position (Fig.
11)
giving
Primary Belt
slack.
d.
Remove Primary
Belt
from
Engine
Pulley
(Fig. 34)
.
e.
Remove 3 Bolts and Nuts
holding Primary
Idler Sheaves
to
Frame
(Fig. 33).
f.
Remove
Klip
Ring and Washer
from Variator Pivot
Shaft (Fig. 34).
Slide Pivot
A
rm
inwards.
g. Remove Belt
from Variator Sheave.
h.
Remove
Idler
Nuts and
Idler
Sheaves
from
Primary
Idler
Sheaves
(Fig.
34).
i. Primary
(Front) Belt can now be removed.
j.
To
replace
Secondary
(Rear)
Belt
move
Varidrive
Con·
trol
Lever
to
fast position. Remove
Variator Belt
Keeper
(F
ig.
34) and remove Secondary Belt
from
Variator.
k. Remove Clutching Idler
(Fig. 34).
I. Remove
Transmission Pulley
Belt
Guard.
Belt
can now
be
removed
from
Transmission
Pulley.
m. Reverse
the
above
procedures
to
install
new
Belts. Re·
place
Primary Idler Package, Belt
Keeper, Clutching
Idler and
T
ransmission
Pulley Belt
Guard.
n.
Connect Battery.
NOTE:
WH
EN
A
NEW
BELT
OR
BELTS
ARE
INSTALL·
ED, YOU
MUST CHECK BELT
ADJUSTMENT.
REFER
TO "CHECK
BELT ADJUSTMENT",
PAGE
7.
6.
CLEAN
BATTERY
AND TERMINALS
Corrosi on
and d irt on the Battery and
Termi
nals cause
the Battery to "leak"
power
and hinders
the
operation of
the
charger.
a.
Remove the
Battery
from the T
ractor
and wash wi
th
four tablespoons of baking soda to
one gallon
of water.
NOTE
:
BE
CAREFU
L NOT TO GET THE
SODA
SOLUT ION INTO THE
CELLS.
Rinse
the
Battery with
plain
w ater,
dry and reinstall on Tractor.
b.
Clean
terminals
and
cable ends
with a
w ire brush until
bright.
Replace
Battery Cables.
Coat terminal
connec·
t
ions
with Vasol ine.
7.
TI
RE
CARE
a. Maintain tire pressure
in
front
at
14 pounds and rear
ti
res
at
10
pounds.
·
b.
Keep tires free of
gasoline,
oil,
or
insect control chemi·
cals
wh ich
can destroy
rubber.
c.
Avoid
stumps,
stones,
deep ruts and
other
hazards that
may cause
ti
re damage.
d.
Removing
front
wheel
for
tire
repair (Fig.
35).
Block
up front axle securely
o
r use a Sears
Tractor
Jack.
··
Remove Klip
Ring and
Washer
to allow
wheel
re·
moval.
··
Repair
tire and
reassemble. Replace washer
and
snap
Klip Ring securely
in axle
groove.
e. Removing rear
wheel for tire
repai
r (Fig.
36).
..
BI'Ock:
up
rear axle
securely
or use
a
Sears Tractor
Jack
.
..
Remove (5)
Hub
Bolts to allow
wheel removal.
..
Repai
r
tire
and reassemble. Replace
and
t
ighten Hub
Bolts
securely.
8.
FINISH
WHEN
MOUNTING
TIRES,
UNLESS
BEADS ARE
SEATED,
OVER
INFLATI
ON
CAN
CAUSE AN EXPLOSION
.
Keep tractor finish and
seat free of
gasoline, oil,
insect
chemicals
or battery electrolyte.
Protect
painted
surfaces
with automotive
type wax.
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