Changing The Deck Belt; Parking Brake Adjustment; Changing The Transmission Drive Belt - Craftsman T1600 Operator's Manual

Changingthe DeckBelt
Besureto shut the engine off, removeignitionkey,disconnectthe spark
plug wire(s) andgroundagainstthe engine to preventunintended starting
[before removng the be t.
All belts on your tractor are subject t o wearand shouldbe replaced if any
7. Remount the beltguardsremoved earlier.
8. Re-install t hedeck,makingsurethe belt remainsrouted aroundthe pulleys
asinstructed. The completebelt routingisshownin Figure 21.
9. Pullthe rightsideof the belt,andplacethe narrowVsideof the belt intothe
PT0 pulley.
10. Whileholdingthe belt andpulleytogether, r otatethe pulleyto the left.
Continue holdingandrotatingthe pulleyandbelt until the belt is fully rolled
intothe PT0pulley.
signsof weararepresent.
IM PORTANT: TheV-beltfoundonyourtractorisspecially designed to engage
anddisengage safely. A substitute(non-0EM) V -beltcanbedangerous bynot
disengaging completely. F oraproperworkingmachine, u seidentical e quipment
beltsaslistedinthe partspages of thisOperator's Manual.
Tochange or replace the deckbelt onyourtractor,proceed asfollows:
Remove t he deckasinstructed e arlierinthissection.
1. Remove t he belt covers from thespindlepulleys byremoving the hexscrews
thatfastenthe covers to the deck.SeeFigure 21.
2. It mayalsobenecessary t o loosenthe hexnut onthe left deckidler pulleyto
get the beltoffthe pulleyandaroundthe belt guard.
3. Carefully remove the deckbeltfrom aroundthetwo spindlepulleys andthe
two deckidler pulleys.SeeFigure 21.
4. Toplacethe newbelt, beginbyroutingthe beltaroundthe two outerspindle
pulleys asshownin Figure 21.
5. Thenroutethe belt around the two deckidler pulleys asshownin Figure 21.
6. Retighten the belt keeper r odloosened earlier.
ParkingBrake Adjustment
Neverattempt to adjustthe brakeswhilethe engine isrunning. Always
[disengagePTO (BladeEngage Lever), m oveshift leverintoneutralposition,
[stop engine and remove keyto preventunintendedstarting.
Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo acompletestopwhenthe clutch-brake pedal i s
completely depressed, or if the tractor'srearwheels canroll with the parkingbrake
applied,the brakeisin needofadjustment.Contact t he nearest P arts& Repair
ServiceCenter to haveyourbrakes serviced.
Tolocate the nearestParts& Repair ServiceCenter orto scheduleservice,
contact1-800-659-5917.
Changing the Transmission Drive Belt
NOTE: Several components must be removed and special tools (i.e. air/
impact wrench) in order to change the tractor's drive belt. Contact the
nearest Parts & Repair Service Center to have your transmission
drive belt serviced.
Tolocatethe nearestParts& RepairServiceCenteror to scheduleservice,
contact1-800-659-5917.
Hex Washer Screws
This portion of the
belt routes around
the PTO Pulley
Figure21
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