•Assemble the short "V" belt onto the engine pulley and then onto the large pulley on top of the clutch/ idler assembly. The belt must be placed to the inside of the engine pulley keeper, the idler pulley and the keeper bolt located beside the large pulley. See figure 14.
IMPORTANT: Do Not assemble the "V" belt around the outside of the engine pulley keeper or the keeper bolt.
Hold this drawing above you while viewing the Clutch/Idler Assembly from underneath the tractor. Right and left in the drawing will be the reverse of the viewer's right and left.
ENGINE | Left Side |
PULLEY | of Tractor |
KEEPER |
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| ENGINE |
| PULLEY |
IDLER |
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PULLEY | KEEPER BOLT |
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FIGURE 14 | VIEWED FROM UNDERNEATH |
•Proceed to page 13.
MANUAL CABLE OPERATED ATTACHMENT CLUTCH
•Assemble the cable bracket to the clutch/idler assembly using two 5/16" x 3/4" carriage bolts, 5/16" lock washers and 5/16" hex locknuts. Use the two front holes in the cable bracket if your tractor has a 42" mower deck. Use the two rear holes if your tractor has a 46" mower deck. See figure 15.
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| 5/16" x 3/4" | |
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| CARRIAGE BOLT | |
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| CABLE | |
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| BRACKET | |
46" | 42" | 5/16" LOCK | |
WASHER | |||
DECKS | DECKS | ||
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| 5/16" HEX | |
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| LOCK NUT |
FIGURE 15
•Move the attachment clutch lever on the dash panel to the disengaged (down) position.
•Lay the clutch/idler assembly beneath the tractor.
•Attach the tractor's clutch cable to the cable bracket. Secure the cable housing guide (groove down) to the cable bracket using the original collar and retainer spring removed from the mower deck. See figure 16.
•Place a spacer on the welded pin on the idler arm. Hook the end of the clutch spring over the pin and secure it with a 1/4" washer and a 5/64" hair cotter pin. See figure 16.
| 5/64" HAIR | |
| COTTER PIN | |
| 1/4" WASHER | |
| SPACER | |
TRACTOR'S | GROOVE | |
CLUTCH CABLE | ||
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FIGURE 16
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