Beforeperforminganytype of maintenanceon the machine,waitfor

allpartsto stopmovinganddisconnectthe sparkplugwire. Failure I to followthisinstructioncould resultin personalinjuryor property [damage.

7.Lookingat thecuttingdeckfromthe leftside of the mower,locate the hairpinclip thatsecuresthe decksupportrodon the rearIdt side of the deck,Figure15.

8.Removethe hairpinclip thatsecuresthe supportrod,andcare- fully removethedeck supportfromthe decklift arm,Figure15.

REMOVING THE BELT COVER

The beltcovermustbe removedto performseveralmaintenanceand serviceprocedures.Followtheinstructionsbelowto removethe belt cover.

1.Stopengine,waitfor all partsto stopmoving,anddisconnect sparkplugwire.

2.Removethe three screwsandwashersholdingthe coverto the frame,Figure14.

Figure14

3.Removethe beltcover.

4.To reinstallthe beltcover,placethe coverinpositionandfasten usingthreescrewsandwashersremovedearlier.

Do notoperateunit withoutbeltcoverinstalled.Failureto followthis instructioncouldresultinpersonalinjuryor propertydamage.

Figure15

9.Repeatsteps7 and8 onthe mower'srightside. Whencomplete, all fourhairpinclipsshouldbe removed.

10.Pushthe cuttingdeckto the leftto unhookthe liftassemblyfrom the deck.

11.Usethe deckheightleverto raisethecuttingdeckto itshighest position.

12.Removethe woodenblocksfromunderthe deck.

13.Removethe drivebelt as instructedunder"Replacingthe Drive Belt"instructions.

14.Slidethe cuttingdecktowardsthe rearof the unit.

15.Unhookthe drivespringcablefromthe idlerarm assembly, Figure16.

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REMOVING THE MOWER DECK

Whenservicingthe undersideof the mowerdeckfor any reason,the cuttingdeckshouldfirst be removed.Followthe instructionsbelowto removethe cuttingdeck:

1. Stopthe engine,waitfor all partsto stopmoving,anddisconnect sparkplugwire.

2. Releaseall mowercontrols.

3. Removebeltcoveras instructedunder"Removingthe Belt Cover."

4. Usethedeckheightleverto movethe cuttingdeckto its highestposition.

5. Placesmallwoodenblocksunderthedeck.

6. Usethedeckheightleverto lowerthe decksothat it restsupon

thewoodenblocks.

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Figure16

16.Removethe cuttingdeck.

17.To installthe cuttingdeck,followthe abovestepsin reverseorder.

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247.887330 specifications

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