ASSEMBLY
Blower/Drive Kit
1.Open the blower/drive kit box and remove all of the components.
2.Place the deck in the lowest cutting height.
3.Remove the right side belt shield from the deck.
4.Remove the deck belt from the right side pulley.
5.Remove the deck pulley and spindle, but keep the hardware at hand for
6.Install new spindle. Use existing deck pulley and key. Add new pulley, with raised portion of pulley hub on the bottom. Secure with existing hardware and tighten to 70 - 80 ft./ lbs.
7.Attach blower housing assembly to mower deck. First, insert the stud at rear of blower housing into tube at rear of deck discharge opening. See Figure 7.
Rotate blower housing around toward the front. The eyelbolt at front of blower housing will nest into slot in deck bracket. Tighten with knob on eyeblot. See Figure 7.
8.Install blower drive belt so that blower rotation is clockwise when viewed from the operator’s position. Belt will be easiest to install if it goes on the flat idler pulley last. Pull lever in Figure 8 to assist in routing belt around flat idler. After belt is installed, make certain the bolts are tight on the bracket supporting the rear “V” idler pulley. Refer to Figure 8.
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
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