Transmission Removal - Troy-Bilt 753 Service Manual

Wide cut 33" combination mower

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Servicing the Troy-Bilt Wide Cut 33" Combination Mower

13.9. Using a shop rag to protect your hand, hold the

blade secure while removing the flange lock

screw that secures the left spindle shaft with an

air gun and 5/8 inch socket. See Figure 47.

HOLD BLADE FROM BELOW

13.10. Remove the cutting blade and spindle shaft from

the left spindle housing.

NOTE: There will be a lock washer and flat

washer securing the drive pulley to the blade

spindle.

13.11. Remove the drive pulley from the top of the

cogged pulley.

NOTE: There will be a spacer between the drive

pulley and the cogged pulley assembly. See Fig-

ure 48.

Cogged Pulley

Spacer

Special Thrust Washer

13.12. Removed the cogged pulley assembly and spe-

cial thrust washer from the top of the Spindle

assembly.

Left Drive Pulley

Figure 47

Drive Pulley

Flat Washer

Lock Washer

Figure 48

13.13. Using a ½ inch socket, loosen the four mounting

bolts securing the spindle housing to the deck.

See Figure 49.

NOTE: Hold the housing from underneath the

deck when removing the final mounting bolt.

Remove the housing from the deck.

13.14. Inspect the housing for excessive wear or dam-

age and replace as needed.

13.15. Assembly is the reverse order of disassembly.

IMPORTANT: Torque the spindle housing flange

lock screws to 15 foot pounds during reassem-

bly.

IMPORTANT: During assembly, place Locktite

242 on the threads of the spindle shaft screw

and torque to 35 ft. lbs.

IMPORTANT: Time the blades properly during

reassembly. Set the cutting blades perpendicular

to each other during installation of the toothed

drive belt. Torque the blade mounting screw to

35 ft. lbs.

Screw

14.