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Remove the hex bolt from the rear of unit holding
the transmission to the mower housing.
See Figure 17.
Baffle
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Hex Bolt
Figure 17
Tilt the transmission forward and loosen the idler
pulley bolt and lock nut half a turn. See Figure 18.
Using a pair of pliers, pull back and rotate belt
keeper bracket from the slot on the idler pulley.
Transmission
Pulley
Belt
Bracket
Bracket
Idler
Bolt an_
Locknut
Transmission
Figure 18
• Slide the belt out from between the belt keeper
bracket and the idler pulley.
• 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 19.
• 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. See Figure 19.
Control
Arm
Six-Speed
Cable Slot Belt
Lower
Pulley
Figure 19
• 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 the transmission
pulley. Refer to Figure 18.
• 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. Refer to
Figure 18.
• 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 20.
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 20.
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