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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
6. Disconnect cable from rear gearcase.
7. Remove drive cover.
8. Remove front belt keeper.
9. Remove belt from front gearcase pulley.
10. Remove all three idler pulleys from idler assembly.
11. Remove belt from blade adapter/engine pulley and
idler assembly.
12. Remove rear gearcase pulley by clamping locking
pliars to input shaft (beneath pulley) and loosening
pulley with a 9/16" box wrench.
13. Remove old belt from mower and discard.
TO REPLACE DRIVE BELT (See Figs. 19 & 20)
NOTE:
Always use factory approved belt to assure proper
fit and long life.
1. Place new belt on rear gearcase pulley. Be sure the
new belt is inside the tabs of the belt keeper.
2. Reinstall rear gearcase pulley.
3. Route the other end of the new belt through hole in
housing to front gearcase pulley.
4. Route new belt through idler assembly to blade adapter/
engine pulley.
5. Reinstall all three idler pulleys.
6. Position the blade adapter/engine pulley on the engine
crank shaft. Be sure key in blade adapter/engine pulley
and crankshaft keyway are aligned; and that the new
belt is inside the tab of the belt retainer.
7. Install new belt on front gearcase pulley.
8. Reinstall front belt keeper. Be sure the new belt is
inside the front belt keeper.
9. Reinstall drive cover.
10. Reattach cable to rear gearcase.
11. Reattach return spring to rear baffle / rear gearcase
belt keeper.
12. Reinstall rear baffle.
13. Reinstall debris shield.
14. Reinstall blade. The recommended tightening torque
is 35–40 ft. lbs.
15. Return mower to upright po si tion.
16. Reattach spark plug wire to spark plug.
FIG. 20
FRONT BELT
KEEPER
BELT
TABS
FRONT
REAR
GEARCASE
PULLEY
RETURN
SPRING
CABLE
CRANK-
SHAFT
KEYWAY
IDLER
PULLEYS
BELT
RETAINER
BLADE ADAPTER /
ENGINE PULLEY
KEY
IDLER
ASSEMBLY
REAR
GEARCASE
BELT
KEEPER
FRONT
GEARCASE
PULLEY
INPUT
SHAFT
