3.Lowerthemowertothe3inch(76mm)heightof
cut.
4.Removethebeltcoversovertheoutsidespindles.
5.Removetheoorpantoaccesstheidlerpulley;
refertotheRemovingtheFloorPanprocedurein
Premaintenance.
6.Pushtheidlerpulleyinthedirectionshownin
Figure64androllthebeltoffofthepulleys.
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalledand
cancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
Figure64
1.Idlerpulley
4.Spring
2.Mowerbelt5.Enginepulley
3.Outsidepulley
7.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys(Figure64).
8.Pulltheidlerpulleyinthedirectionshownin
Figure64androutethebeltontotheidlerpulley
(Figure64).
9.Ensurethatthebeltisproperlyseatedinallpulleys.
10.Installthebeltcoversovertheoutsidespindles.
RemovingtheMower
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe3inch(76mm)height-of-cut
position.
4.Removethemowerbeltfromtheenginepulley;refer
totheReplacingtheMowerBeltprocedure
5.Lowertheheight-of-cutlevertothelowestposition.
6.MovethespringloadedJ-hooksoutoftheslotin
therearhangerbracketsonbothsidesofthedeck
(Figure65).
Figure65
7.Removethehardwarefromthefrontdeckhangers
onbothsidesofthedeck(Figure66).
8.Carefullyliftthedeckofftherearhangerboltsand
lowerthefrontofthemowerdecktotheground
(Figure66).
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