White Outdoor LT-17 686 Operator's Manual page 21

DECK BELT
1. Place the lift lever in the engaged (all the way
forward) position.
2. Disconnect the spring which is attached to a
bracket on the transaxle, inside the right rear
wheel. Use a spring puller or other suitable tool.
NOTE:
When reassembling, make certain belt
keeper pins are assembled in the same locations
from which they were removed. See Figure 23.
Belt Keeper Pins
Figure 23
3. Place the lift lever in the BLADES STOP
position.
4. Remove the belt keeper pins from the lower
frame. See Figure 23.
5. Unhook the deck belt from the engine pulley.
6. Place the lift lever in the engaged (all the way
forward) position.
7. Disconnect the stabilizer plate from the stabilizer
shaft assembly by removing the hairpin clips and
flat washers and sliding out the rod. Refer to
Figure 15.
8. Disconnect the six deck links by removing the
hairpin clips and flat washers.
9. Place the lift lever in the BLADES STOP
position.
10. Slide the deck from beneath the lawn tractor.
11. Remove the belt guards at each deck pulley by
removing the self-tapping screws. See Figure
24.
12. Remove and replace the belt, reassemble
following the instructions in reverse order.
Engine
Pulley
21
Self-Tapping
Screws
Belt Guard
Figure 24
REAR DRIVE BELT
1. Place shift lever in neutral position. Unscrew the
shift knob. Remove the two truss head screws
which secure the transmission cover. See Figure
25.
2. Lift the transmission cover. Unplug the safety
wire from beneath the transmission cover. See
Figure 25. Remove transmission cover.
Shift
Knob
Truss
Head Screws
Figure 25
3. Push the idler pulley toward the right side of the
unit. Lift the belt over the idler pulley. See Figure
26.
4. Remove the belt from the variable speed pulley.
5. Remove the two bolts which hold the shift lever
bracket to the frame on the left side of the unit.
Swing the bracket toward the right so the belt
can be removed from the transmission pulley.
See Figure 26.
6. Replace belt, and reassemble in reverse order.
7. Adjust the speed control as instructed in
adjustment section.
Stabilizer
Belt
Plate
Guard
Deck
Pulleys
Safety
Wire