Snapper 2 Series - Belt Installation; Drive Belt Routing

SERVICE (Continued)
6. Disconnect IDLER SPRING. See Figure 35.
MOWER DRIVE
PULLEY
'ROLLBELT ,
"OVER" PULLEYA //
LIP WHILE '
ROTATING
PULLEY
NOTE
NEUTRAL RETURN/BRAKE
PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED
AND LOCKED.
FIGURE 37
9. Working at the rear of the tractor, pull DRIVE BELT
CAUTION
THE IDLER SPRING IS UNDER TENSION.
TO AVOID INJURY, USE CARE WHEN
DISCONNECTING SPRING FROM EYE HOOK.
7. Remove hairpin from front of CONTROL ROD,
then lower CONTROL ROD. See Figure 36.
back until it can be removed from TRANSAXLE
PULLEY and over top of cooling fan.
BELT INSTALLATION
1. Place DRIVE BELT around TRACTION DRIVE
PULLEY (top pulley on engine shaft).
2. Route belt around outside of FIXED IDLER
PULLEYS and inside of TENSION IDLER
PULLEY.
3. P lace belt over CONTROL CRANK and between
rear lift arm and tractor frame. See Figure 38
“DRIVE BELT ROUTING”.
8. Remove DRIVE BELT from engine pulley by
rotating MOWER DRIVE PULLEY and pulling
down on DRIVE BELT at same time. See
Figure 37.
4. FIGURE 38
DRIVE BELT ROUTING
(VIEWED FROM UNDERNEATH TRACTOR)
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