Ground Drive Belt Removal & Installation - Land Pride ZT60 Operator's Manual

Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication
Ground Drive Belt Removal & Installation
Refer to Figure 5-20:
1. Park unit on a flat surface. Stop engine and remove
ignition key. Make sure blade engagement switch is
in the down (OFF) position. Spread both control
levers fully apart.
!
WARNING
Make sure engine and engine muffler is completely cooled
before working on and around the drive belt. Severe burns to
the body could result if engine and muffler have not cooled.
2. Disconnect negative battery cable.
3. Place deck height in the lowest position.
4. Remove deck drive belt (#3 in Figure 5-19) from the
deck drive pulley (#2) as outlined in "Deck Drive
Belt Removal & Installation" on Page 45. This belt
does not need to be removed from any of the other
deck pulleys.
1. Ground drive pulley
2. Deck drive pulley
3. Deck drive belt
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Drive Belt Viewed from the Bottom
5. Release tension on ground drive belt (#4) by pulling
on idler arm (#6) and carefully removing the belt from
the pump tension idler (#5). Use caution when
releasing idler arm (#6) as spring (#5) is in
tension and will snap it back into position.
6. Slide the belt off of the two pump pulleys (#8) and
remove from mower.
7. Install new belt by sliding it over the two pump pulleys
(#8) and onto the ground drive pulley (#2).
8. Pull on pump idler arm (#6) and slide belt onto idler
pulley (#5). Make certain to keep fingers from
getting between the belt and the pulley when
pulley is released and tension is re-established.
9. Re-install deck drive belt on the deck drive pulley and
make sure it is routed properly on all of the deck
pulleys.
10. Re-tension the deck belt idler per the "Deck Drive
Belt Removal & Installation" on page 45.
11. Re-attach the negative battery cable.
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Ground drive belt
Pump tension idler
Pump idler arm
Figure 5-20
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7. Pump idler spring
8. Pump pulley
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