Cub Cadet E977C, 977A manual Wheel Hex Bolt Cutting Height Adjustment

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Remove the hex bolt from the rear of unit holding the transmission to the mower housing.

See Figure 18.

Wheel

Hex Bolt

Cutting Height

Adjustment

Wheel

Figure 18

Tilt the transmission forward and loosen the idler pulley bolt and lock nut half a turn. See Figure 19.

Transmission

Pulley

Belt

 

Belt Keeper

 

Bracket

 

Idler Pulley

Transmission

Bracket

 

Idler Pulley

Bolt and

Locknut

Figure 19

Using a pair of pliers, pull back and rotate belt keeper bracket from the slot on the idler pulley.

Slide the belt out from between the belt keeper bracket and the idler pulley.See Figure 19.

Squeeze the belt together and push it forward, while pressing the control arm inward towards the deck and remove the six speed cable from the slot. See Figure 20.

Six-Speed

Belt

Cable Slot

 

Control

Arm

Figure 20

Pivot the control arm down away from the pulley and belt.

Lift off the lower pulley assembly and remove the old belt from around the crankshaft.

Place the new belt over the transmission pulley. Start the belt in the pulley groove and rotate the pulley until the belt is seated in transmission pulley.

Place the belt between the idler pulley and the belt keeper bracket.

Using pliers, rotate the belt keeper bracket so that it snaps into slot on the idler bracket.

Tighten the idler pulley bolt and lock nut half a turn.

Place the belt between the two pulley halves on the crankshaft. Make sure to route the belt inside the belt guard pin. See Figure 21.

Upper Pulley

Half

Tab

 

Belt

Belt

Lower Pulley

Half

Guard Pin

 

Figure 21

IMPORTANT: When replacing the belt, do not disas- semble the lower pulley assembly.

Pinch both sides of the belt together so that the belt is not in the pulley groove, and the lower pulley can be pushed towards the engine. See Figure 22.

Lower Pulley

Half

Belt

Belt

Guard Pin

Figure 22

Pivot the control arm back to its original position and reinstall the six-speed cable into the slot. See Figure 23.

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E977C, 977A specifications

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