Traction Drive Belt Removal-K51; Traction Drive Belt Inspection - Sabre 1338 Gear Technical Manual

REPAIR
8. Remove link arm from steering yoke by rotating link
arm until parallel with steering yoke arm.
9. Remove belt from engine drive sheave and remove
belt from tractor.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REMOVAL—K51
1. Park tractor on level surface and remove battery.
2. Disconnect spark plug.
3. Remove mower deck.
4. Safely raise and block tractor to gain easy access to
underside of frame.
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Tensioning spring is under high tension. Wear
gloves and use a firm grip when stretching
spring.
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Yoke Arm
CAUTION
HYDROSTATIC POWER TRAIN
Tension Idler
Adjust. Idler
5. Pull tensioning idler rearward until belt can be
removed from adjustable idler. Release tensioning
idler and remove belt from tensioning idler, and
transaxle drive sheave.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
INSPECTION
1. Inspect drive belt.
K55:
Effective Length—
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2485 mm (97.8 in.)
Top Width—
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.11 mm (0.52 in.)
Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 mm (0.39 in.)
Depth—
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.46 mm (0.37 in.)
Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 mm (0.28 in.)
K51:
Effective Length—
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2400 mm (94.5 in.)
Top Width—
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 mm (0.50 in.)
Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 mm (0.39 in.)
Depth—
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.89 mm (0.35 in.)
Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 mm (0.28 in.)
2. Replace belt as necessary.
Belt
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