Exmark exmark 30", Operator'S Manual

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Maintenance
9. Remove and retain the dust shield and its
mounting hardware (machines with a Kawasaki
engine).
10. Remove the transmission belt.
• For machines with Kawasaki engines:
A. Loosen the bracket and allow the bracket
to drop (Figure 30).
Note:
The bracket prevents the
transmission from tipping to the point
where the transmission belt comes off.
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Figure 30
1. Transmission tension
spring 4. BBC belt
2. Bracket 5. Transmission belt
3. Transmission
B. Remove the transmission tension spring.
C. Remove the transmission belt from the
transmission pulley.
D. Remove the transmission belt.
E. To install a new transmission belt, reverse
the steps above.
• For machines with Kohler engines:
A. Rotate the idler pulley over the access
hole on the transmission by using a socket
wrench to turn the idler pulley nut.
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Figure 31
1. Socket wrench 3. Idler pulley nut
2. Idler pulley nut
4. Screwdriver
B. While you are holding the idler pulley over
the access hole on the transmission, insert
a screwdriver through the access hole to
catch a rib on the idler pulley.
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Figure 32
1. Screwdriver through
access hole
3. Idler pulley
2. Access hole 4. Transmission belt
C. Use the screwdriver to hold the idler pulley
out of the way until you are done installing
the new transmission belt.
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