16
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Squeeze the belt together and push it forward,
while pressing the control arm inward towards the
deck and remove the six speed cable from the slot.
See Figure 22.
Figure 22
•
Pivot the control arm down away from the pulley
and belt.
•
Lift off the lower pulley assembly and remove the
old belt from around the crankshaft.
•
Place the new belt over the transmission pulley.
Start the belt in the pulley groove and rotate the
pulley until the belt is seated in transmission pulley.
•
Place the belt between the idler pulley and the belt
keeper bracket.
•
Using pliers, rotate the belt keeper bracket so that it
snaps into slot on the idler bracket.
•
Tighten the idler pulley bolt and lock nut half a turn.
•
Place the belt between the two pulley halves on the
crankshaft. Make sure to route the belt inside the
belt guard pin. See Figure 23.
Figure 23
IMPORTANT:
When replacing the belt, do not disas-
semble the lower pulley assembly.
•
Pinch both sides of the belt together so that the belt
is not in the pulley groove, and the lower pulley can
be pushed towards the engine. See Figure 24.
Figure 24
•
Pivot the control arm back to its original position
and reinstall the six-speed cable into the slot.
See Figure 25.
Figure 25
•
Make sure the belt is routed inside the pulley halves
and the belt guard pin.
•
Reinstall the bolt securing transmission to rear
mower housing.
•
Pivot the baffle back to its original position and
secure with three hex screws removed earlier.
•
Lightly lubricate the inside of the blade adapter and
reinstall the blade adapter, blade, and blade bell
support in the correct order.
•
Tighten the hex bolt to secure the blade to torque:
450-600 in. lbs.
Replacing Rear Flap
•
To remove rear flap, cut off the flat end of the wire
rod which secures it to the deck.
•
Attach the new flap and new rod to deck, bending
the ends of the new rod over to secure to deck.
Belt
Six-Speed
Control
Cable Slot
Arm
Belt
Belt
Tab
Guard Pin
Upper Pulley
Half
Lower Pulley
Half
Belt
Lower Pulley
Belt
Guard Pin
Half
Six-Speed
Cable Slot
Control
Arm
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