Install Mower Drive Belt
See Figure 33.
1. Install mower drive belt around bottom
groove of split pulley at deck center and
around bottom groove of right spindle pulley.
2. Reinstall idler spring hook around anchor
bolt to apply tension to belt.
NOTE:
A short length of rope or cable folded to
make a loop may be helpful to pull the end of a
spring when reinstalling springs.
Figure 33
Install PTO Belt
IMPORTANT:
Mower drive belt MUST be installed
before PTO belt. See
Install Mower Drive Belt
on
page 27.
1. Install PTO belt around clutch sheave at
rear of unit.
2. Install PTO belt around top groove of split
pulley at deck center and around left spindle
pulley.
3. Align belt with idler pulleys.
4. Reinstall idler spring hook around anchor
bolt to apply tension to belt. (See Figure 34.)
NOTE:
A short length of rope or cable folded to
make a loop may be helpful to pull the end of a
spring when reinstalling springs.
Figure 34
IMPORTANT:
Make sure belts are correctly aligned
in pulleys.
5. Reinstall belt covers and secure with wing
knobs.
6. Close footboard.
REPLACE TRANSAXLE DRIVE BELT
Remove Transaxle Drive Belt
1. Stop engine, remove key and wait for
moving parts to stop and for hot parts to
cool.
2. Remove PTO belt from clutch. See
Remove
PTO Belt
on page 25.
CAUTION:
Use care when releasing
idler spring tension. Keep body parts
away from idlers when performing this
operation.
3. Remove hardware retaining transaxle
skid plate and remove skid plate. (See
Figure 35.)
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