Briggs & Stratton 500Z - 26 manual Check Deck Drive Belt, 500Z 26HP - 48” Mower Deck

	500Z 26HP - 48” Mower Deck
	48” Models	A
Check Deck Drive Belt
1. Lower the mower deck to its lowest cutting position.	B
2. Remove the mower deck guards.
3. Make sure the V-side of the belt runs in the pulley
grooves (Figures 14).
WARNING
Use extreme caution when rotating the idler arm	B
with the breaker bar, due to the increased tension
in the spring as the idler arm is being rotated.	Figure 13. Mower PTO Belt
Injury may result if the breaker bar is prematurely	A. Idler Arm
released while the spring is under tension.	B. Stationary Idler Pulley

4.If the belt is not properly seated, use a 1/2” breaker bar, and place the square end in the square hole located in the end of the idler arm (A, Figure 13). Carefully rotate the breaker bar CLOCKWISE, which will relieve the tension on the belt exerted from the idler arm.

5.Re-seat belt and carefully release the tension on the breaker bar.

6.Reinstall the mower deck guards.

48” Models		B	C
D
A			A
	D	A

Figure 14. Mower PTO Belt Routing

A.Spindle Pulley

B.Deck Drive Belt

C.Spring-loaded Idler Pulley

D.Stationary Idler Pulley

1/2008 9 TP 300-7368-IR-ZT-N