Toro 74902TE - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Mower Belt

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Figure79
LeftSideShown
1.L-bracket4.Rear-linkageassembly
2.Linkagestop
5.Caliper
3.Gap
6.Wheelhub
9.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
10.Turnthewheelhubbyhandinbothdirections
relativetothecaliper.
Note:Thewheelhubshouldmovefreely
betweenthecaliper.
11.Ifagapisneededorthewheelhubdoesnot
movefreely:
A.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
B.Disconnectandne-tunetherearlinkage
assembly:
•Shortenthelinktocreateagap.
•Lengthenthelinktoallowwheelhub
movement.
C.Connecttherear-linkageassembly.
12.Engagetheparkingbrakeandcheckthegap.
13.Repeatsteps9through13untilyouachievea
visiblegapandthewheelhubrotatesfreely.
14.Repeatthisprocedureforthebrakeonthe
oppositeside.
15.Rotatethedrive-wheelreleasehandleto
theoperatingposition;refertoUsingthe
Drive-WheelReleaseValves(page30).
16.Installthereartiresandtorquethelugnuts;
refertoCheckingtheWheelLugNuts(page50).
17.Removethejackstands.
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecover
afterremoval.Loosenallofthefastenerson
eachcoverafewturnssothatthecoverisloose
butstillattached,thengobackandloosenthem
untilthecovercomesfree.Thispreventsyou
fromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfreeofthe
retainers.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-control
leverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKpositionandsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)height
ofcut.
4.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck.RefertoReleasing
theMower-DeckCurtain(page37).
5.Removethesheet-metalguard.Referto
RemovingtheSheet-MetalGuard(page37)
6.Removethebeltcoversandtheboltsattached
tothem(Figure80).
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Figure80
1.Loosenthebolt.2.Removebeltcover.
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure81).
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulleys.
9.Removethebeltguideonthespringloadedidler
armshowninFigure81.
10.Removetheexistingbelt.
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