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• Slide the blade adapter onto the engine crankshaft.
• Place the blade on the adapter. Be certain the
blade is aligned and seated on the blade adapter
flanges.
• Place blade bell support on blade. Make sure the
notches on the blade bell support are aligned with
small holes in the blade.
• Replace hex bolt and tighten hex bolt to torque: 450
in. Ibs. min., 600 in. Ibs. max.
NOTE: To ensure safe operation of your mower, the
blade bolt must be checked periodically for correct
torque.
DriveBeltRemovalAndReplacement
• Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it
against the engine.
• Drain the fuel tank or place a piece of plastic
beneath the cap to prevent gasoline leakage.
• If unit is tipped for easier access to belt, tip the
mower back on its side with the air filter side away
from the ground.
• To get easier access to the belt, just securely place
the mower on raised blocks.
• Remove the transmission cover by sliding off the
two plastic rivets with a screwdriver on each side of
cover. See Figure 13.
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Plastic
Rivet
Figure 13
• Using a torque wrench, loosen the screw holding
the belt tension spring to the transmission. See
Figure 14. Do not remove the screw completely, as
you loosen the screw the tension on the belt will be
released.
• Push the transmission up a little and slide the belt
off the transmission pulley.
• Lift the mower to access the belt from the underside
of the mower.
Loosen this screw
Shoulder
/Screw
Right Front
Wheel
Figure 14
Slide the belt off the engine pulley and around the
blade. See Figure 15.
Left Front
Wheel
Pulley
Figure 15
WARNING: As always, use a thick piece of rag to
handle the blade while sliding the belt around it.
Make sure the spark plug is disconnected and
grounded for this job.
• Replace with the new belt, working around the
blade. Make sure the belt is firmly seated on the
engine pulley while pulling from the other side and
sliding it around the transmission pulley.
• Put the mower down with all four wheels firmly
placed on one level.
• Tighten the screw, loosened earlier, to secure the
belt tension spring to the transmission, and
reassemble the front drive cover.
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