BELTINSTALLATION-

Installnewbolt in reverseorder of removal.

Mandrel

Pulley

Mandrel

Pulley

Make sure bolt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides.

Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.

Idler

Pulleys

TO ADJUST BRAKE

' TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT

Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the side of the transaxle,

If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted.

Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake,

Measure distance between brake oper- ating arm and nut =A"on brake rod.

If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam nut against nut "A".

Road test tractor for proper stopping

., distance as stated above. Readjust if necessary. If stopping distance is still greater than six (6) feet in highest gear, further maintenance is necessary.

Contact your nearest authorized sero vice center/department.

With ParkingBrake

Jam =Engaged"

Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom sid_

of left footrest.

Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE

MOWER" in this section of this manual.)

Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.

Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over cool- ing fan blades.

Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downward from around engine pulley.

Install new belt by reversing above pro- cedure.

Engine

Pulley_

Clutching Idler..--

StationaryIdler_ "0

Transmission

"A"

Input Pulley _

_.I_

Do Not touch this nut. If further brake adjust-

 

ment is necessary contact your nearest autho-

 

rized service center/department

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917.27084 specifications

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