Figure 49
1. Transmission belt 5. Clutch wire connector
2. Idler pulley 6. Pivot bolt
3. Clutch retainer 7. Drive pulley
4. Tension spring
8. Engine deck
7. Unhook tension spring from side of frame
( Figure 49 ).
8. Loosen pi v ot bolt enough to remo v e traction
belt from the dri v e pulley and clutc h.
9. Install new belt around clutc h and dri v e pulley .
10. T or que pi v ot bolt to 35-40 ft-lb (47-54 N·m).
Install tension spring betw een idler ar m and
frame brac k et ( Figure 49 ).
11. Install clutc h retainer to the engine dec k
( Figure 49 ).
12. Connect clutc h wire connector to wire har ness .
13. Install PTO dri v e belt.
Replacing the Mower Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping
when cutting g rass , fra yed belt edg es , bur n marks
and crac ks are signs of a w or n dec k belt. R e place
the dec k belt if any of these conditions are evident.
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. R emo v e the knobs/r ubber w ashers holding
the car rier frame co v er and remo v e the car rier
frame co v er .
4. R emo v e the knobs/r ubber w ashers holding
the belt co v er to the cutting unit and remo v e
the belt co v er .
5. R emo v e the PTO dri v e belt. R efer to R e placing
the PTO Dri v e Belt in Belt Maintenance ,
pag e 38 .
6. Disconnect the idler ar m spring to reliev e
tension on the idler ar m and idler pulley , then
remo v e the w or n mo w er belt ( Figure 50 ).
Figure 50
1. Mower belt 4. PTO Drive Belt
2. Idler arm spring 5. Double Spindle Pulley
3. Outward pulley
7. Install the new mo w er belt around the outw ard
spindle pulley , the idler pulley , and in the lo w er
g roo v e of the double spindle pulley ( Figure 50 ).
8. R econnect the idler ar m spring ( Figure 50 ).
9. Install the PTO dri v e belt. R efer to R e placing
the PTO Dri v e Belt in the Belt Maintenance ,
pag e 38 .
10. R einstall the belt co v er onto the cutting unit,
then reinstall and tighten the knobs/r ubber
w ashers .
11. Install the car rier frame co v er onto the cutting
unit, then install and tighten the knobs/r ubber
w ashers .
Replacing the PTO Drive Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping
when cutting g rass , fra yed belt edg es , bur n marks
and crac ks are signs of a w or n dri v e belt. R e place
the dri v e belt if any of these conditions are evident.
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
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