7-5Z Master Z400 Service Manual
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7. Raise the deck to the transport position. Remove
the 4x4 wood blocks.
8. Set the lift handle at the 3” (7.6cm) height-of-cut
position. Pin in place (Fig. 419).
Fig 419 PICT-0146
9. Route the belt around the spindles, idler pulleys and
the PTO clutch (Fig. 420).
Fig 420 g.46G001678
Fig 422 PICT-0150
11. Tighten the pivot bolt (Fig. 422).
Fig 421 PICT-0147
10. Insert a ratchet with a short extension or a breaker
barintothesquareholeinthexedidlerarm.
Rotate the ratchet or breaker bar counterclockwise
tomovethexedidlerarmuntilyoufeelincreased
resistance and the spring-loaded idler pulley stops
moving.
Note: Do not increase the belt tension beyond the
point where the xed idler arm stops.
Tighten the nut on the slotted idler plate (Fig. 421).
MOWER DECKS/PTO
1. Fixed idler arm 4. Mower belt
2. Square hole 5. Belt guide
3. Fixed idler pulley 6. Spring-loaded idler
pulley