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• Disconnectthespringwhichisattachedtoa
bracketonthetransaxle,insidetherightrearwheel.
Useaspringpullerorothersuitabletool.
NOTE:When reassembling, make certain belt keeper
pins are assembled in the same locations from which
they were removed. See Figure 23.
• Place the lift lever in the BLADES STOP position.
• Remove the belt keeper pins from the lower frame.
See Figure 23.
• Unhook the deck belt from the engine pulley.
• Place the lift lever in the engaged (all the way
forward) position.
• Disconnect the stabilizer plate from the stabilizer
shaft assembly by removing the hairpin clips and
flat washers and sliding out the rod. Refer to Figure
14.
• Disconnect the six deck links by removing the
hairpin clips and flat washers.
• Place the lift lever in the BLADES STOP position.
• Slide the deck from beneath the lawn tractor.
• Remove the top deck drive belt by lifting up on the
stabilizer plate, and slipping belt off the pulley.
• Remove the belt cover at the two outside deck
pulleys, by removing the self-tapping screws.
• Release the tension on the spring loaded idler by
pushing the idler toward the rear of the deck.
• Remove the belt from around the idler pulleys, and
remove from the three deck pulleys.
• Reassemble new belts, following instructions in
reverse order.
Rear DriveBelt
• Place shift lever in neutral position. Unscrew the
shift knob and the speed control knob (if located on
the console). Remove the two truss head screws
which secure the transmission cover. See Figure
25.
• Lift the transmission cover. Unplug the safety wire
from beneath the transmission cover. See Figure
25. Remove transmission cover.
Shift
Knob
Truss
Head Screws
Figure 25
Safety
Wire
• Push the idler pulley toward the right side of the
unit. Lift the belt over the idler pulley. See Figure
26.
• Remove the belt from the variable speed pulley.
• Remove the two bolts which hold the shift lever
bracket to the frame on the left side of the unit.
Swing the bracket toward the right so the belt can
be removed from the transmission pulley. See
Figure 26.
• Replace belt, and reassemble in reverse order.
• Adjust the speed control as instructed in
adjustment section.
Transmission
Shift Lever Bracket
Idler
Pulley
Variable
Speed Pulley
Bear
Belt
Figure 26
FrontDriveBelt
• To remove the front drive belt, first remove the rear
drive belt from the idler pulley and variable speed
pulley.
• Place the lift lever in the BLADES STOP position.
• Remove the belt keeper pins from the engine pulley
belt guard. Refer to Figure 23.
NOTE: Make certain belt keeper pins are reassembled
as shown in Figure 23.
Unhook the deck belt from the engine pulley.
Remove the center bolt, lock washer and flat
washer, and let the engine pulley drop down so the
belt is past the belt guards.
Center Bolt
Lock Washer
Flat Washer
Figure 27
22
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