5.
Slip the belt off of the transaxle pulley.
6.
Replace the belt in reverse order.
NOTE
: See
Fig 12
for proper belt routing.
TRANSAXLE DRIVE BELT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
BLADE DRIVE BELT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
DISCONNECT
spark plug wire before servicing unit.
DISCONNECT
spark plug wire before servicing unit.
1.
Disconnect spark plug wire.
2.
Lift and support the rear of the unit to allow access to the underside
3.
Unattach the spring from the bracket that is keeping tension on the drive belt.
4.
Walk the belt off of the clutch by slowly pulling the
engine over.
1.
Disconnect spark plug wire.
2.
Lift and support rear of unit to allow access to underside.
UNIT IS HEAVY
. Make sure support is adequate to support weight of
machine.
3.
Loosen
six
screws holding belt deck
top plate (item26)
and remove the
plate
.
4.
Follow the steps 3 and 4 in the Transaxle drive belt removal section to removethe Transaxle drive belt.
5.
Relieve the tension on the blade belt by pulling the deck idler arm off of the belt. Then walk the belt off of the deck pulley.
6.
Feed the belt back to the engine base then slip the belt off of the clutch.
7.
Install the new belt in reverse order making sure the belt is seated properly in the clutch.
WARNING
: use caution not to pinch
fingers between the belt and
c
lutch
NOTE
: make sure the belt is seated properly in the clutch and transaxle and make sure that it does not bend over the fan blades on
the transaxle.
NOTE: It may be necessary to pry idler pulley away from its original position to release belt, using a ratchet with an
extension in the square hole on the idler arm should allow the proper leverage to pull it off the belt.
8.
Reconnect spark plug wire
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