Exmark Quest 4500-450 - Deck Leveling and Adjustment

Maintenance
offtheclutchpulleyasshowninFigure38and
Figure39.
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
Figure38
48and52InchDecks
1.Outsidepuley
4.Mowerbelt
2.Spring
5.Enginepulley
3.Idlerpulley6.Pullbeltstrandsinthis
direction.
Figure39
42InchDeck
1.Outsidepuley
4.Mowerbelt
2.Spring
5.Enginepulley
3.Idlerpulley6.Pullbeltstrandsinthis
direction.
6.Routethenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys.
7.Graspbothbeltstrandsgoingtotheclutch.Pull
themtotherearofthemachineandslipthebelt
ontotheclutchpulley.
8.For48and52inchdecksonly,installthebelt
coversovertheoutsidespindles.
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.
Checktheside-to-sidelevelanytimeyouinstallthe
mowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Checktheairpressureofallfourtires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureinDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.Ifeitheroneisoutofrange
thenfollowadjustmentprocedure.
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside.
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure40andFigure41).Ifboth
measurementsarenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),
anadjustmentisrequired;continuewiththis
procedure.
Figure40
48and52InchDecks
1.Bladessidetoside2.Measurehere
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