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Maintenance Instructions
REPLACING/REPAIRING
Deck Drive Belt
1. To remove the deck drive belt:
a. Remove deck footrest and two (2) covers
over the RH and LH blade spindles.
b. Loosen belt tensioner stop bolt and turn in
ward until retracted 1 in. (2.5 cm) from the
operating position.
c. Lock drive pulley so that it can not rotate.
*
If deck is installed on tractor, the PTO
blade brake will prevent the drive pulley
from rotating.
*
If deck is detached from tractor, use pry
bar or large screwdriver positioned
through the drive shaft Ujoint to hold
shaft and prevent rotation.
d. From a position on the LH side of the deck,
grasp belt midsection and pull to compress
the belt tensioner springs and move the
tensioning pulley inward. The belt will then
slip off the LH spindle pulley and can be
completely removed.
2. Install the deck drive belt by reversing the re
moval procedure:
a. Route the belt as shown on the belt routing
decal (located on the deck housing). Leave
the belt loose at the LH spindle and then
install the belt by compressing the belt ten
sioner as noted above.
b. After the belt is in place, reset the belt ten
sioner stop bolt by turning outward until
contacting the pulley bracket and then
making one (1) additional turn.
c. Reinstall spindle covers and footrest.
Deck Drive Belt Replacement
274
9-6
BELT
TWI
ST
BELT
TWI
ST
BELT ROUTING
DR64 B
ELT P
/N 2731-5
8600-28
874
6-2
Spindle
Cover
Footrest
Spindle
Cover
Pulley Moves Inward to
Allow Belt to Slip Off
LH Blade Spindle
Use Pry Bar or
Screwdriver Through
UJoint to
Prevent Rotation
Belt Tensioner
Stop Bolt
Belt Routing
Decal
Grasp Belt Here and
Pull from LH Side to
Compress Springs on
Belt Tensioner
