White LT-135 - Drive Belt Replacement; Drive Belt Replacement Steps

stabilizer
Plate
Idler
FIGURE 22.—Model LT-165
4. Remove the stabilizer plate by removing hairpin
clips, flat washers, and sliding the shaft toward
the right side of the unit.
5. Release the tension on the idler pulley by discon¬
necting the spring from the hex bolt on the back of
the deck using a spring puller or other suitable tool.
6. Remove the belt from around the Idler pulleys,
and remove from the three deck pulleys.
7. Reassemble new belts, following instructions in
reverse order.
DRIVE BELT (See Figure 23)
1. Depress the clutch pedal, and set the parking
brake.
2. Remove the deck from the lawn tractor.
3. Raise and block the front wheels of the lawn trac¬
tor so you can work under it.
4. Remove the transmission panel by removing the
parking brake knob and truss machine screws.
5. Raise the seat. Disconnect the battery cables.
Remove the battery and battery box from the unit.
6. Disconnect the idler pulley spring which is
attached to a bracket on the frame, inside the left
rear wheel. Use a spring puller or other suitable
tool.
7. Remove the three self-tapping screws from the
cooling fan. Remove the fan.
8. Remove the four self-tapping screws which hold
the belt keeper assembly to the frame at the
engine pulley. Model LT-135: Remove the belt
keeper assembly. Model LT-165: Push the belt
keeper assembly forward, out of the way. See fig¬
ure 20.
9. Model LT-165 only: Unplug the electric PTO.
10. Roll the belt off engine pulley, onto the pulley hub
to obtain slack in the belt.
11. Remove the belt from the transmission pulley and
engine pulley, and remove from the unit.
12. Reassemble using a new belt, following instruc¬
tions in reverse order.
Belt Keeper.
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