Toro 74942TE - Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts; Replacing the Counter-Rotating Belt

9.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
10.Turnthewheelhubbyhandinbothdirectionsrelative
tothecaliper.
Note:Thewheelhubshouldmovefreelybetween
thecaliper.
11.Ifagapisneededorthewheelhubdoesnotmove
freely:
A.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
B.Disconnectandne-tunetherearlinkage
assembly:
•Shortenthelinktocreateagap.
•Lengthenthelinktoallowwheelhub
movement.
C.Connecttherear-linkageassembly.
12.Engagetheparkingbrakeandcheckthegap.
13.Repeatsteps9through13untilyouachieveavisible
gapandthewheelhubrotatesfreely.
14.Repeatthisprocedureforthebrakeontheopposite
side.
15.Rotatethedrive-wheelreleasehandletotheoperating
position;refertoUsingtheDrive-WheelReleaseValves
(page27).
16.Installthereartiresandtorquethelugnuts;referto
CheckingtheWheelLugNuts(page46).
17.Removethejackstands.
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbeltinclude
squealingwhilethebeltisrotating;thebladesslippingwhile
cuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burnmarks,andcrackson
thebelt.
Replacingthe
Counter-RotatingBelt
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturns
sothatthecoverisloosebutisstillattached,thengo
backandloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.This
preventsyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)height-of-cut.
4.Toaccessthecenterpulley,removetheboltsholding
theoorpandownandraisetheoorpan.
5.Removetheplasticbeltcover(Figure72).
6.Removethe3boltsholdingthemetalbeltcoverin
placeandremovethemetalbeltcover.
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