MAINTENANCE

HOW TO REMOVE THE MOWER HOUSING

1.Move the blade rotation control to the DISENGAGE position.

2.Move the lift lever to the level adjustment position (Figure 21).

HOW TO INSTALL THE MOWER HOUSING

1.

Push the mower housing under the right side of the unit.

2.

Put the mower drive belt around the stack pulley. Make sure

WARNING: The lift lever is spring loaded. Make sure the lift lever is locked in the LEVEL ADJUST- MENT position.

3.Remove the hair pins and the washers from the adjuster arms (Figure 22). See illustra- tions “C” and “D”.

4.Remove the hair pins and wash- ers from the suspension links. See illustrations “A” and “B”.

Level Adjustment

 

Position

Figure 21

 

the “V” side of the mower drive belt is against the stack pulley.

 

Also, make sure the mower drive belt is not twisted.

3.

Attach the front hanger to the axle support with the hanger

 

rod. Fasten with the fasteners as shown. See illustration “F”.

4.

Make sure the mower drive belt is between the stack pulley

 

and the two belt guides. See illustration “G”.

5.

Attach the suspension links to the lifter assembly. Fasten

 

with the washers and hair pins. See illustrations “A” and “B”.

6.

Attach the right and the left adjuster arms to the suspension

 

brackets. Fasten with the washers and hair pins. See illustra-

 

tions “C” and “D”.

5.Disconnect the extension spring from the blade control rod. See illustration “E”.

6.Disconnect the front hanger from the axle support. See illustration “F”.

7.Remove the mower drive belt from the stack pulley.

8.Pull the mower housing away from the right side of the unit.

9.To operate without the mower housing, move the lift lever to the TOP position.

7.

Attach the extension spring to the blade control rod. See

 

illustration “E”.

8.

Move the blade rotation control to the ENGAGE position.

 

Make sure the mower drive belt is inside all the belt guides.

9.

Make sure the mower housing is level. See the instructions on

 

“How To Level The Mower Housing”.

10.

Check the operation of the blade rotation control. See the in-

 

structions on “How To Adjust The Blade Rotation Control”.

 

Lift Lever

 

 

 

 

 

Stack Pulley

Suspension

 

 

 

Link

Blade Rotation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control

 

 

 

 

Belt

Belt

 

 

Guide

 

 

Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mower Drive Belt

Lifter

 

 

 

Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjuster Arm

Suspension

 

 

Blade

Link

 

 

Control Rod

Adjuster

 

 

 

Arm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extension

 

 

 

Spring

 

Mower Drive Belt

Front Hanger

 

Hanger Rod

Figure 22

 

 

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