SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WITH PARKING BRAKE “ENGAGED”
NUT “A”
JAM NUT | |
|
OPERATING
ARM
DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUT. IF FURTHER BRAKE ADJUST- MENT IS NECESSARY CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHO- RIZED SERVICE CENTER/DEPARTMENT
FIG. 25
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 26)
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -
•Remove mower (See “TO REMOVE MOWER” in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and position of all belt guides and keepers.
•Disconnect clutch wire harness.
•Remove clutch locator.
•Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
•Remove belt downward from engine pulley and around electric clutch.
•Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over cooling fan blades.
•Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
•Carefully work new belt down around transmission cooling fan and onto the input pulley.
•Slide belt into the center span keeper.
•Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll belt around electric clutch and onto engine pulley.
•Install belt through stationary idler and clutching idler.
•Reinstall clutch locator and tighten nut securely.
•Reconnect clutch harness.
•Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides and keepers.
•Install mower (See “TO INSTALL MOWER” in this sec- tion of manual).
ELECTRIC 
CLUTCH LOCATOR CLUTCH
CLUTCHING 
IDLER
STATIONARY
IDLER
CENTER SPAN
KEEPER
TRANSMISSION
INPUT PULLEYCLUTCH WIRE HARNESS
FIG. 26
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 27)
The motion control lever has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary.
•Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel, and lightly tighten.
•Start engine and move motion control lever until tractor does not move forward or backward.
•Hold motion control lever in that position and turn engine off.
•While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the adjustment bolt.
•Move motion control lever to the neutral (N) (lock gate) position.
•Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to adjustment bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position. After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral position, follow these steps:
•Loosen the adjustment bolt.
•Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the direction it is trying to creep.
•Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
•Start engine and test.
•If tractor still creeps, repeat above steps until satis- fied.
MOTION CONTROL | NEUTRAL |
LEVER | LOCK |
| GATE |
ADJUSTMENT
BOLT
FIG. 27
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT
Should your transmission require removal for service or replacement, it should be purged after reinstallation and before operating the tractor. See“PURGETRANSMISSION” in the Operation section of this manual.
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