Troubleshooting, Adjustments, & Service
46” Models Only:
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1. Pull the lever (A, Figure 43) towards the rear of the machine to release tension on the mower belt. Remove the belt from the PTO pulley (C, Figure 44).
2. Remove the old drive belt and install the new one as shown in Figure 44. Note that the back on the
drive belt must ride against the
44)to release the tension on the idler pulley for installation.
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Use extreme caution when rotating the idler |
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arm with the breaker bar, due to increased |
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tension in the spring as the idler arm is being |
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rotated. Injury may result if the breaker bar is |
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prematurely released while the spring is under |
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tension. |
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1. Using a 1/2” breaker bar, place the square end in |
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the square hole located in the idler arm (A, Figure |
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45). Carefully rotate the breaker bar COUNTER- |
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CLOCKWISE, which will relieve the tension on | he | Figure 46. Mower Belt Routing |
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belt exerted from the idler arm. Slide the belt | ff |
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the stationary idler pulley (B). |
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2. Remove the old drive belt and install the new | ne |
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as shown in Figure 46. Make sure that the |
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of the belt runs in the pulley groves of the spindle |
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pulleys, and that the back of theNotdrive belt must |
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ride against the |
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3. Install the belt on the PTO pulley, the s indle |
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pulleys and all the idler pulleys exc pt the |
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stationary idler pulley (B, Figure 46). Car fully |
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rotate the breaker bar |
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and install the belt on the stationary idler pulley. |
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