SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 20)
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -
•Remove mower (See “TO REMOVE MOWER” in this section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and position of all belt guides and keepers.
•Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
•Remove belt downward from around engine pulley.
•Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Remove belt upwards from transaxle pulley by deflecting belt keep- ers.
•Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
•Carefully work new belt down between transaxle belt keepers and onto the input pulley.
•Slide belt into the center span keeper.
•Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll around the top groove of engine pulley.
•Install belt through stationary idler and clutching idler.
•Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides and keepers.
•Install mower (See “TO INSTALL MOWER” in this sec- tion of manual).
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGN- MENT
If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer- ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly section of this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel
TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS (See Fig. 21)
•Block up axle securely.
•Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key - Do not lose).
•Repair tire and reassemble.
•On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub and axle. Insert square key.
•Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in axle groove.
•Replace axle cover.
NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent flat tires due to slow leaks, tire sealant may be purchased from your local parts dealer. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry rot and corrosion.
ENGINE
PULLEY
CLUTCHING
IDLER
STATIONARY
IDLER
CENTER SPAN KEEPER
TRANSAXLE PULLEY
WASHERS
RETAINING RING
AXLE COVER
SQUARE KEY (REAR
WHEEL ONLY)
FIG. 21
FIG. 20
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