Figure25
InstallingtheT ensionSpringandAligningtheBelt
1.Blowerassembly
6.Spring
2.Latchpin(lockingposition)
7.Idlerspringpost
3.Chutebracket8.Springhookend
4.Idlerpivotbracket
9.Belt(alignedtotheidler
pulley)
5.Fixedspringpost
Note:Ensurethatthelatchrmlyholdstheblower
assemblyagainstthemowerdeck,butcanbereleased
byhand.
7.Routethebeltaroundthedrivepulleyasillustratedin
Figure20andFigure21.
8.Temporarilyroutethebeltbeneaththeidlerpulley
(Figure25).
9.Movetheidlerpivotbrackettowardthexedspring
post.Installthespringbyaligningthespringhookon
totheidlerspringpost(Figure25).
Note:Ensurethatthespringhooksarecorrectly
positionedonthespringposts.
10.Pullthespringloadedidlerpulleyawayfromthexed
springpost,androutethebeltaroundthemowerdeck
pulley(Figure25).
Note:Ensurethebeltisroutedaroundtheblower
pulleycorrectly.
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InstallingtheBeltCover
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1
Beltcover(fromthebloweranddrivekit)
1
Coverknob
Procedure
1.Lowerthemowerdecktothelowestheight-of-cut
position.
2.Alignthenewright-handbeltcoverwiththebelt-cover
bracketandthenotchesinthedeckbracket.
3.Installthenewbeltcoversothatthenotchesonboth
sidesofthecovergooverthebelt-coversupportsand
securethelatch(Figure26).
Figure26
InstallingtheBeltCover
1.Beltcover
3.Coverknob
2.Belt-coversupport4.Notch
4.Securethenewbeltcovertothedeckbyinstallingthe
coverknobfromthebloweranddrivekitthroughthe
coverandthreadedintothebeltcoversupport(Figure
26).
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