How to Replace the Primary Mower Drive Belt

1.Remove the mower deck. See the instructions on “How To Remove The Mower Deck”.

2.Remove the three screws from the left pulley cover. Remove the pulley cover (Figure 38).

3.To remove the primary mower drive belt from the left mandrel pulley, slide the primary mower drive belt between the left mandrel pulley and the belt guides.

4.Pull the belt retainer away from the idler pulley. Remove the primary mower drive belt from the idler pulley.

5.Remove the primary mower drive belt from the stack pulley.

NOTE: Replace the primary mower drive belt with an original equipment belt from an authorized service center.

6.Install a new primary mower drive belt. Put the belt around the stack pulley. Make sure the primary mower drive belt is inside of the belt guide.

7.Pull the belt retainer away from the idler pulley. Put the flat side of the primary mower drive belt around the idler pulley.

8.Make sure the “V” side of the primary mower drive belt is against the mandrel pulleys as shown.

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

10.Assemble the left pulley cover.

11.Install the mower deck. See the instructions on “How To Install The Mower Deck”.

12.Before you mow, check the PTO clutch. See the instructions on “How To Adjust The PTO clutch”.

How to Replace the Secondary Mower Drive Belt

1.Remove the mower deck. See the instructions on “How To Remove The Mower Deck”.

2.Remove the primary mower drive belt from the stack pulley (Figure 38).

3.Remove the two screws from the right pulley cover. Remove the pulley cover.

4.Pull the idler pulley away from the secondary mower drive belt. Remove the belt from the idler pulley.

5.Remove the secondary mower drive belt from the right mandrel pulley.

6.Remove the secondary mower drive belt from the stack pulley.

NOTE: Replace the secondary mower drive belt with an original equipment belt from an authorized service center.

7.Install a new secondary mower drive belt. Put the belt around the bottom of the stack pulley. Make sure the secondary mower drive belt is inside the belt guide next to the stack pulley.

8.Put the secondary mower drive belt around the right mandrel pulley.

9.Pull the idler pulley toward the front. Install the flat side of the secondary mower drive belt against the idler pulley.

10.Make sure the “V” side of the secondary mower drive belt is around the right mandrel pulley.

11.Assemble the right pulley cover.

12.Put the primary mower drive belt around the stack pulley.

13.Install the mower deck. See the instructions on “How To Install The Mower Deck”.

14.Before you mow, check the PTO clutch. See the instructions on “How To Adjust The PTO clutch”.

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Snapper LT23460AWS How to Replace the Primary Mower Drive Belt, Remove the primary mower drive belt from the stack pulley

LT23460AWS specifications

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