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Section 4 - REPAIR & ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING
DO NOT attempt any maintenance, adjustments or
service with engine and blade running. STOP
engine and blade. Disconnect spark plug wire and
secure away from spark plug. Engine and
components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow
sufficient time for all components to cool.
4.4.1. Engine Drive Belt Replacement
(Continued From Previous Page)
5. Hold the slotted end of the drive disc bolt with a
screwdriver and remove the nut and internal tooth
lock washer. See Figure 4.16.
DISC BOLT
BUSHING
ARM
IDLER
SPRING
4
BOLT
INTERNAL TOOTH
DECK BRACKET
(PARTIALLY i
SHOWN) _.. NUT
I
FIGURE 4.16
RIGHT WHEEL
BRACKET
SPRING
PULL SPRING THROUGH
LARGE HOLE & HOOK
INTO SMALL HOLE
FIGURE 4.17
4.4.2. Transmission Poly-V Belt Replacement
1. Remove the driven disc. Refer to Section
Replacing Driven Disc Rubber Ring" for procedure.
4. Note the routing of the old belt around the
three pulleys before removing it. See Figure 4.18.
DRIVE
PULLEY
IDLER- ! DIFFERENTIAL
HEX
6. Lift the drive disc off the idler arm and remove
worn belt.
7. Loop one end of new belt over engine pulley
and insert the other end through slot in deck. See BELTGUIDE
Figure 4.16.
8. Loop the belt around the pulley on the bottom of
the drive disc.
9. Reinstall drive disc and retaining hardware.
10. Align bushing in bracket and drive disc.
11. Reinstall blade hub and cutter blade. Recom-
mended torque for blade cap screw is 30 to 40 ft.
Ibs.
12. Use a stiff wire, such as a coat hanger, with a
hook fashioned on one end to pull the hooked end
of the idler spring through the large hole in the right
wheel bracket. See Figure 4.17.
13. Reinstall the driven disc assembly.
- DRIVEN
PULLEY
ROUTING OF POLY-V BELT
FIGURE 4.18
5. Place new Poly-V Belt over end of hex shaft
and onto driven pulley.
6. Work belt onto top of idler pulley.
7. Twist belt sideways and pull it upward between
the differential bracket and drive pulley and then
down into the pulley groove. Make sure the Poly-V
Belt is above belt guide. See Figure 4.18.
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