6.Replace the long blade drive belt on the engine pulley.
transmission drive belt
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3/16” deflection | long blade drive belt |
Figure 20
CHANGING EITHER TRACTION DRIVE BELT:
1.Remove the hex screws which hold the belt guards in place. Remove the belt guards.
5.Prop up the side of the mower and slip the belt over the drive wheel.
6.Slip the new traction drive belt over the drive wheel and loop it over the jackshaft pulley while lifting up on the idler bracket.
7.Insert the swivel joints in the holes in the idler bracket and replace the hairpin cotters.
8.Replace the belt guards and the hex screws.
CHANGING A SPINDLE ASSEMBLY
1.Make sure the blade clutch is disengaged.
2.Remove the deck cover.
3.Remove the blade. (See changing a blade on page 18.)
4.Remove the blade drive belts. (See changing the blade drive belts on page 19.)
5.Remove the pulley.
6.Tip the mower back and block up the front of the deck.
7.Remove the four bolts and locknuts holding the spindle assembly to the deck.
8.Remove the spindle assembly.
Hex Screws
Figure 21
2.Place the neutral latch lever in the neutral lock position.
3.Remove the hairpin cotters from the two swivel joints which are inserted through the idler bracket and remove the swivel joints from the idler bracket.
4.Lift up on the idler bracket with one hand while removing the belt from the jackshaft pulley with the other hand. (See Figure 22.)
Figure 22
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