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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 23).
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 suspension arms (Figure 24). See illustra- tions “C” and “D”.
4.Remove the hair pins and wash- ers from the lift links. See il- lustrations “A” and “B”.
Level Adjustment |
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Position | Figure 23 |
| 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 lift links to the lifter assembly. Fasten with the |
| washers and hair pins. See illustrations “A” and “B”. |
6. | Attach the right and the left suspension arms to the suspen- |
| sion brackets. Fasten with the washers and hair pins. See il- |
| lustrations “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”. |
A | Lift Lever |
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Stack Pulley | |||
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Lift Link | Lifter |
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| Assembly |
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B | Belt | Belt | |
| Guide | ||
Blade Rotation | Guide | ||
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Control | Mower Drive Belt | ||
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| Suspension | |
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B |
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Lift Link | Extension |
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Spring | Blade | ||
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| Control Rod | |
Suspension Arm |
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| Hanger Rod |
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B |
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| Front Hanger |
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| Mower Drive Belt | Figure 24 | |
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