7. R emo v e debris from the radiator core and
engine . Do not damag e the radiator cooling
fins .
8. Inspect the seals on the engine co v er and
re place them if needed.
9. Close the engine co v er and tilt the seat bac k.
Changing the Engine Coolant
Chang e the engine coolant ev er y year .
Contact an A uthorized Ser vice Dealer for c hanging
the coolant.
Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the Parking Brake
Chec k the parking brak e for proper adjustment.
1. Diseng ag e brak e lev er (lev er do wn).
2. Measure the length of the spring .
T he measurement should be 2-3/4 inc h (70
mm) betw een w ashers ( Figure 52 ).
Figure 52
1. Brake lever 4. Collar on brake rod
2. Spring (2-3/4 inches/70
mm)
5. 3/16–1/4 inch (5–7 mm)
3. Adjusting nuts 6. Jam nut and yoke
3. If adjustment is necessar y , loosen the jam n ut
belo w the spring and tighten the n ut directly
belo w the y ok e ( Figure 52 ). T ur n the n ut until
the cor rect measurement is obtained. Tighten
the tw o n uts tog ether and re peat on opposite
side of unit.
4. T ur n n uts cloc kwise to shor ten spring length
and tur n counter -cloc kwise to lengthen the
spring .
5. Eng ag e parking brak e , lev er up .
6. Measure the distance betw een the tr unnion
roller and the collar on brak e rod.
T he measurement should be 3/16-1/4 inc h
(5-7 mm) ( Figure 52 ).
7. If adjustment is necessar y , loosen the jam n ut
directly belo w the y ok e . T ur n the bottom rod
until the cor rect measurement is obtained
( Figure 52 ). Tighten jam n ut at y ok e
Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Inspect all belts ev er y 100 hours .
Chec k belts for crac ks , fra yed edg es , bur n marks
or any other damag e . R e place damag ed belts .
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 mo w er belt. R e place
the mo w er belt if any of these conditions are
evident.
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position 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 belt co v ers ( Figure 54 ).
4. Loosen the n ut securing the idler plate and
mo v e the idler plate to reliev e the belt tension
on the idler pulley , then remo v e the w or n
mo w er belt ( Figure 53 ).
5. Install the new mo w er belt around the mo w er
spindle pulleys , mo w er idler pulley , into the
belt guides , into rear idler ar m assembly , and
the clutc h ( Figure 53 ).
Important: Check the amount of twist
in the belt betw een the pulleys. Mak e sur e
it is onl y what is specified in Figur e 53 .
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