Exmark QUEST S Series - Maintenance (Continued); Mower Belt Maintenance; Replacing the Discharge Deflector

Maintenance
3.Lowertheheightofcutlevertothelowest
position.
4.Installthemowerbeltontotheenginepulley;
refertoReplacingtheMowerBelt.
5.Toinstallthemowerdeck:
•For42and50InchModels
A.Ononesideofthemachine,lifttherear
ofthemowerdeckandinstalltheliftarm
tothedeckpin(Figure75).
B.Installtheliftarmusingthewasherand
hairpincotter.
C.RepeatstepsAandBfortheotherside
ofthemachine.
•For48and54InchModels
A.Lifttherearofthemowerdeckandattach
thereardeckhangerstothereardeckpins
(referenceFigure77).
B.Attachthefrontdeckhangerstothefront
deckpins.
C.Securethedeckpinswiththehairpin
cottersandwashersremovedpreviously.
D.Securetherearofthedecktothepivotpan
usingtheshoulderboltsandnutsremoved
previously(referenceFigure76).
6.Levelthedeck;refertoLevelingtheMower
Decksection.
MowerBeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Monthly
(whichevercomesrst)
Checkthebeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarks,
oranyotherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslipping
whencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks,
andcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replace
themowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,engagetheparkingbrake,stop
engine,andremovekey.Waitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperator’sposition.
2.Settheheightofcutatthelowestcuttingposition
[11/2inch(38mm)].
3.Removeandretainthebeltcovers.
4.Usingaspringremovaltool,(P/N92-5771),
removetheidlerspringfromthedeckhookto
removetensionontheidlerpulleyandrollthe
beltoffofthepulleys.
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Figure78
1.Idlerpulley
3.Springremovaltool
2.Spring
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
5.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys.
6.Usingaspringremovaltool,(P/N92-5771),
installtheidlerspringoverthedeckhookand
placingtensionontheidlerpulleyandmowerbelt.
ReplacingtheDischarge
Deector
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallowthe
lawnmowertothrowobjectsintheoperator’sor
bystander’sdirectionandresultinseriousinjury.
Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyouinstall
amulchplate,dischargedeector,orgrass
collectionsystem.
Inspectthedischargedeectorfordamagebefore
eachuse.Replaceanydamagedpartsbeforeuse.
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