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Fig. 16
IMPORTANT
CLUTCH/BRAKE BURNISHING
A new clutch, or one that has not
been used for three months, will
require burnishing to dress drive
surfaces. The clutch could fail if
you do not accomplish the follow-
ing procedure.
Place tractor in neutral, start engine and run at
half throttle. Turn clutch switch on 30 seconds
and off 30 seconds, fi ve times at half-throttle
and repeat fi ve times at full throttle. The time
interval allows the clutch surface to cool.
CLUTCH REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT
(Refer to Fig. 16)
1. Remove the deck belt (A) as described in
“Deck Belt Replacement” section.
2. Remove the center bolt (B) and slide the
clutch (C) off the engine crankshaft.
3. To install clutch, reverse order and install
deck belt as described in “Deck Belt Re-
placement” section.
4. Tighten center bolt (B) to 50 ft lbs. After 15
minutes of clutch usage retighten the bolt
to 50 ft lbs.
A
B
C
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MOWER DECK LEVELING
ADJUSTMENT
(Refer to Fig. 17 & 18)
NOTE: The object is to have the mower
blades cutting level side to side and cut-
ting slightly lower in the front, with about
the same weight on each mower deck
hanger chain.
Mower blades are sharp. Wear
heavy gloves or cover sharp edges
of blades.
1. Check air pressure on all four tires and
adjust to the correct pressure if necessary.
2. Mower deck can be leveled at any cut
height position. If blade heights do not
match cut height setting, do not adjust at
this time. Mower deck must be leveled
Fig. 17
Fig. 18
Measure
Level Surface
Measure
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A
B
C
D
D
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CAUTION
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