Troubleshooting, Adjustment & Service

BELT REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT

To avoid damaging belts, DO NOT

PRY BELTS OVER PULLEYS.

Mower Drive Belt Removal & Replacement

1.Park the tractor on a smooth, level surface such as a concrete floor. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake, turn off the engine, and remove the ignition key.

2.See Figure 48. Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin and remove the deck lift foot pedal. Lift the floor plate to gain access to the PTO drive belt.

3.Remove the mower deck guards.

4.Loosen the spring compression nut (B, Figure 49) to release the belt tension.

5.Slide the drive belt over the edge of the spring- loaded idler pulley and remove belt from all pulley grooves.

6.Remove the old belt and replace with a new one. Make sure the V-side of the belt runs in the pulley grooves (Figure 50).

7.Install the drive belt on the gearbox pulley, the spin- dle pulleys and idler pulleys. Tighten the spring com- pression nut (B, Figure 49) until the belt tension spring (A, Figure 49) is compressed to 1-5/8” (4,12cm) long.

8.Lower the floor pan and reinstall the deck lift foot pedal, clevis pin and hairpin clip. Make sure the deck lift lock bar is located as shown in Figure 48.

9.Reinstall the mower deck guards and secure with the 5/16” hardware previously removed.

10.Run the mower under no-load condition for approxi- mately 5 minutes to break in the belt.

A

B

Figure 48. Remove Lift Pedal

A.Clevis Pin

B.Deck Lift Lock Bar

B

A

Figure 49. Mower PTO Belt

A.Belt Tension Spring

B.Spring Compression Nut

DB C

AA

D

D

A

Figure 50. Mower PTO Belt Routing

A.

Spindle Pulley

C.

Spring-loaded Idler Pulley

B.

PTO Drive Belt

D.

Stationary Idler Pulley

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