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SECTION 6:
CUTTING DECK
DECK BELT REMOVAL
1.
Remove ignition key.
2.
Raise the deck to its highest position.
3.
Remove the deck cover.
4.
While lifting up on the belt (as shown in the
photograph), rotate the pulley until the belt is free
of the pulley. Exercise caution while performing
this step as fingers can easily become caught
between the belt and pulley.
DECK BELT INSTALLATION
1.
Remove ignition key.
2.
Raise the deck to its highest position. If needed
loosen the deck belt tensioner to its weakest
installed position.
3.
Take off both pulley covers and route the belt by
following the belt route decal. (The easiest way to
finish running the belt is routing the belt through
the deck pulleys leaving it off the left deck pulley.
Slip it onto the clutch then carefully slip it onto the
left deck pulley.)
4.
Verify that the belt is routed properly as improper
routing can damage the spindles as well as the
engine. Improper routing can also increase the
potential of a personal injury hazard.
5.
Check belt tension and adjust if needed.
6.
Reinstall the deck cover.
Remove
Pulley Cover
Belt Route
Decal
Roll Belt On
and Off of Left-
hand Spindle
Pulley
