SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT

HOW TO REPLACE THE MOWER DRIVE BELT

1 Move the lift lever into the low cut position

2Slide the mower drive belt between the stack pulley and the belt guide Remove the mower drive belt from the stack pulley

3Pull the belt guide away from theidler pulley Remove the belt from the idler pulley

4While you push the belt guides away from the mandrel pulley, remove the mower drive belt from the pulley

5Install the new mower drive belt

NOTE: Replace the mower drive belt with a factory

replacement belt

6Make sure the "V" side of the mower drive belt is against the

mandrel pulley Also make sure the mower drive belt is not twisted

7Pull the belt guide away from the idler pulle / Put the mower drive belt around the idler pulley Make sure the "V" side of the mower drive belt is against the pulley Also make sure the mower drive belt is not twisted

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

WARNING: If the mower drive belt is outside of

a belt guide when the blade engagement control

can continue to rotate and damage the mower leverdrive beltis in. Beforethe DISENGAGEyou operate position,the mower,the blademake sure the mower drive belt is inside all the belt

guides,

9Before you mow. check the blade engagement control lever

See the instructions on "How To Adjust The Blade Engage- ment Control Lever"

HOW TO REPLACE

THE MOTION DRIVE BELT

tdter Pylley

'V" side of Belt

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1Remove the mower housing See the instructions on "How To Remove The Mower Housing"

2

Engage the parking brake

Idler Pulley

Stack Pulle

3Disconnect the adiustebte nut from the brake rod at the brake arm Push the brake rod to the side of the unit

4Try to push each belt guide away from the drlve putley so that the motion drive belt can be pulled over the top of the drive pulley If the bett guides do not provide enough clearance use one wrench to hold the head of the belt guide on top of the frame while you use another wrench to loosen the nut

under the frame for each belt guide

5Remove the motion drive belt from the idler pulley Puff the drive belt toward the front of the unit

6Loosen the bett gulde at the stack pu!ley Remove the motion drive belt from the top pulley of the stack pulley Slide the belt between the stack pulley and the belt guide Remove the belt from the lower pulley

NOTE: Inspect the idler pulley, stack pulley and the drive

idler spring for damage Replace if necessary

7

Install the new motion drive belt on the top pulley of the stack

 

 

Drive

Putle

 

 

 

 

 

 

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pulley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

Replace

the

motion

drive

belt

with

a factory

1

Make sure the motion drive belt is inside the belt guides and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

replacement

belt,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the guide arm of the idler pulley Tighten the belt guide for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Make sure the "V" side of the motlon drive belt is against the

 

stack

pu!ley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stack

pulley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Before

you

use

the

unit,

check

the adjustment

of the

clutch

9

Put the motion drive belt around the idler pulley Make sure

 

See "How To Check And Adiust The Clutch"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the'V"

side of

the

belt

faces away from

the

idler pulley

Also

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Assemble

the

adjustable

nut

to the

brake rod

at

the

brake

 

make sure the belt is not twisted

 

 

 

 

 

arm

Make

sure the brake

is

correctly

adjusted

See

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

While

you push the two belt guides

away

from

the

drive

 

instructions on "How TO Check And Adjust The Drive Brake"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pulley

install

the

motion drive

bett on

the

drive

pulley

 

14

Install

the

mower

housing

See the

instructions

on

"How

To

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Install

The

Mower

Housing"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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