BELTINSTALLATION-
oInstall new belt in reverseorder of removal°
o Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
idler Pulley
Mandrel
Pulley
and inside all belt guides.
Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.
Idler Pulley
Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the right 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. o If distance is other than
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance becomes
against nut "A".
o 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 ser- vice center/department.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Jam Nut
•Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
•Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor, Remove belt upwards from transaxle
pulley by deflecting belt keepers.
o Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downwards from around engine pulley.
•Install new belt by reversing above pro- cedure,
IMPORTANT: Make sure upper belt keep-
er is positioned properly between Iocator tab.
Engine | _ | Locator | |
Pulley | |||
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|
Clutching Idler l-
Stationary
Idler
Transmissioneeper
Input Pulley _
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGN-
MENT
Operating Arm
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface, Engage parking brake. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest.
°Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual.)
o Remove upper belt keeper.
If steering wheel crossbars are not hori- zontal (left to right) when wheels are posi- tioned straight forward, remove steering wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly section of this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel toe-in and camber are not
adjustable on your tractor. If damage has occurred to affect the front wheel
camber, contact your nearest authorized
service center.
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