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 1-1/2", loosen

jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance becomes 1-1/2"o Retighten jam nut

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

 

 

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 toe-in or

camber, contact your nearest authorized

service center.

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917.27103 specifications

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