MAINTENANCE
HOW TO INSTALL THE MOWER HOUSINGHOW TO REMOVE THE MOWER HOUSING
1. Move the blade rotation €ontrol to the DISENGAGE position.
2. Move the tilt lever to the level adjustment position(Figure 26).
WARNING: The lift lever
d_lb le spring loaded. Makesure the lilt lover II locked
In the LEVEL ADJUST-
MENT position.
3. Remove the hair pins and the
washers from the adjuster
ernw (Figure 27). See illustra-
tions "C"and "D'.
4. Remove the hairpins and wssh-
ars fromthe euapermlon links.
See illustrations =A"and =B'.
5. Disconnect the extension spring fromthe blade control rod.
See illustration"E'.
6. Disconnect the front hanger from the axle support. See
illustration"F'.
7. Remove the mower drive belt from the stack pulley.
8. Pull the mower housing away from the rightside of the unit.
9. Tooperate Without the mower housing, movethe liftlever to the
TOP position.
Lift Lever
\
Lifter
Assemb_
A_rUSter Sus_..n_Si°n
B
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1. Push the mower housing under the rightside of the unit.
2. Put the mower drive belt around the stack pulley. Make sure
the'V" side ofthe mower drive belt isagainstthe stack pulley.
Also. make sure the mower drive belt is not twisted.
3. Attach the front hanger to the axle support with the hanger
rod. Fasten withthe fasteners as shown. See illustration"F".
4. Make sure the mower drive belt is between the stack pulley
and the two belt guides. See illustration"G'.
5. Attach the suspension links to the lifter aSSembly. Fasten
with the washers and hair pins. _P,ee illustrations"A"and "B'.
6. Attach the rightand the left adjuster arms to the suspension
brackets. Fasten with the washers and hair pins. See illustra-
tions "C"and "D'.
7. Attach the extension spring to the blade control rod. See
illustration"E'.
8. Move the blade rotation control to the ENGAGE position,
Make sure the mower drive belt is inside all the belt gulde,s.
9. Make sure the mower housing is level. See the instructionson
*How To Level The Mower Housing'.
10. ChecktheoperationofthebladerotatloncontroI. Seethein-
structionson "HowTo AdjustThe Blade Rotation Control'.
Blade Rotation
Control
Mower Drive Belt
26
Hanger Rod
G MowerDriveBelt
A uster
Extension
Spring Blade
F
Figure27