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Figure 25
Installing the Tension Spring and Aligning the Belt
1.
Blower assembly
6.
Spring
2.
Latch pin (locking position)
7.
Idler spring post
3.
Chute bracket
8.
Spring hook end
4.
Idler pivot bracket
9.
Belt (aligned to the idler
pulley)
5.
Fixed spring post
Note:
Ensure that the latch firmly holds the blower
assembly against the mower deck, but can be released
by hand.
7.
Route the belt around the drive pulley as illustrated in
and
8.
Temporarily route the belt beneath the idler pulley
(
).
9.
Move the idler pivot bracket toward the fixed spring
post. Install the spring by aligning the spring hook on
to the idler spring post (
).
Note:
Ensure that the spring hooks are correctly
positioned on the spring posts.
10.
Pull the spring loaded idler pulley away from the fixed
spring post, and route the belt around the mower deck
pulley (
Note:
Ensure the belt is routed around the blower
pulley correctly.
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Installing the Belt Cover
Parts needed for this procedure:
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Belt cover (from the blower and drive kit)
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Cover knob
Procedure
1.
Lower the mower deck to the lowest height-of-cut
position.
2.
Align the new right-hand belt cover with the belt-cover
bracket and the notches in the deck bracket.
3.
Install the new belt cover so that the notches on both
sides of the cover go over the belt-cover supports and
secure the latch (
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Figure 26
Installing the Belt Cover
1.
Belt cover
3.
Cover knob
2.
Belt-cover support
4.
Notch
4.
Secure the new belt cover to the deck by installing the
cover knob from the blower and drive kit through the
cover and threaded into the belt cover support (
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