RemovingtheIdlerAssembly(continued)
4.Loosenthe2jamnuts(item22inFigure217)thatattachtheidlerstopboltto
thecuttingdecktoallowclearancebetweentheidlerarmandstopbolt.
5.Removethedrivebeltfromthedeckpulleys.
6.Insertanutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontothetorsionspringendofthe
idlerarm.
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthetensionfromthetorsionspringof
theidlerarm.
7.Carefullypushthetorsionspringenddownandawayfromtheidlerarm
tounhookthespringfromthearm.
8.Removethesnapringthatretainstheidlerarmassemblytothecuttingdeck.
9.RemovetheidlercomponentsasshowninFigure217.
InstallingtheIdlerAssembly
1.Installtheidlercomponentsthatwereremoved,andsecuretheidlerarm
assemblytothecuttingdeckwiththesnapring(Figure217).
2.Insertanutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontothetorsionspringendofthe
idlerarm.
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenapplyingthetensiontothetorsionspringofthe
idlerarm.
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Figure218
1.Idlerarm3.Jamnut
2.Stopbolt
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