Toro 74923 Z Master 6000 - Belt Maintenance; Replacing the Mower Belt

Figure76
LeftSideShown
1.L-bracket4.Rearlinkageassembly
2.Linkagestop
5.Caliper
3.Gap
6.Wheelhub
9.Disengagetheparkingbrake,thelevershouldbein
thedownposition.
10.Turnthewheelhubbyhandinbothdirectionsrelative
tothecaliper;thewheelhubshouldmovefreely
betweenthecaliper.
11.Ifagapisneededorthewheelhubdoesnotmove
freely:
A.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
B.Disconnectandne-tunetherearlinkage
assembly:
•Shortenthelinktocreateagap.
•Lengthenthelinktoallowwheelhub
movement.
C.Connecttherearlinkageassembly.
12.Engagetheparkingbrakeandcheckthegap.
13.Repeatsteps9through13untilavisiblegapisachieved
andthewheelhubrotatesfreely.
14.Repeatthisprocedureforthebrakeontheopposite
side.
15.Rotatethedrive-wheelreleasehandletotheoperating
position.RefertoUsingtheDrive-Wheel-Release
Valves(page27).
16.Installthereartiresandtorquethelugnuts.Referto
CheckingtheWheel-LugNuts(page45).
17.Removethejackstands.
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbeltinclude
squealingwhilethebeltisrotating;thebladesslippingwhile
cuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burnmarks,andcrackson
thebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)height-of-cut.
4.Removethebeltcovers(Figure77).
Figure77
1.Pushthetabdown2.Removethebeltcover
5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetensionontheidlerspring(Figure78).
6.Removethebeltfromthemower-deckpulleys.
7.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loadedidlerarm
(Figure78).
8.Removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleysandthe
clutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure78).
50