5.Removetheoorpantoaccesstheidlerpulley;
refertotheRemovingtheFloorPanprocedurein
Premaintenance.
6.Usingaspringremovaltool,(Toropartno.92-5771),
removetheidlerspringfromthedeckpostto
removetensionontheidlerpulley(Figure64).
Figure64
1.Springremovaltool(T oro
partno.92-5771)
4.Idlerarm
2.Idlerspring5.Mowerbelt
3.Deckpost
7.Lowerthemowertothelowestheight-of-cut.Place
theheight-of-cutpininthelockpositionforlowest
height-of-cut.
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulleysand
removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleysand
theclutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure64).
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalledand
cancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
10.Usingaspringremovaltool,(Toropartno.92-5771),
installtheidlerspringoverthedeckpostand
placingtensionontheidlerpulleyandmowerbelt
(Figure64).
11.Ensurethatthebeltisproperlyseatedinallpulleys.
12.Installthebeltcovers(Figure65).
Figure65
1.Positionthebeltcover,
ensurethetabsseat
3.Installthescrews
2.Pivotthebeltcoverdown
RemovingtheMower
Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.Movethemotioncontrollevers
outwardtotheneutralposition,engageparkingbrake,
stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
Lowerthemowertothe3inch(76mm)height-of-cut
position.Removethemowerbeltfromtheengine
pulley;refertotheReplacingtheMowerBeltprocedure.
Lowerthemowertothelowestheight-of-cut.Selectone
ofthefollowingproceduresdependingonthemower
decksizeinstalledtocompletetheremoval.
54inchMowerDecks
1.MovethespringloadedJ-hooksoutoftheslotin
therearhangerbracketsonbothsidesofthedeck
(Figure66).
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