u............................... SERVICE AN ADJUSTMENTS ii ii ii ii ,n ii, i ii iii i i TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 24) nil ...................... i nl i WITH PARKING BRAKE "ENGAGED" The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without toot& Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. BELT REMOVAL- Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.. NUT "A" Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mowerto its lowest position. Roll belt off engine pulley. Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulley, M NUT Pull belt away from mowerr.
BELT {NSTALLATION , Install new bett in reverse order of removal Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside atl belt guides,, FIG. 25 MANDREL PULLEY IDLER PULLEY TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 26) Park the tractor on level surface_ Engage parking brake,. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest, Remove mower (See 'q'O REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual,,) - Remove upper belt keeper. . Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching id_er. o Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Remove belt upwards from transaxle pulley by deflecting belt keep- ers.
Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downwards from around engine pulley,, - Install new bett by reversing above procedure. IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TABS. MANDREL PULLEY FIG. 24 PULLEY LOCATOR TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 25) IDLER Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the right side of the transaxle. _ER BELT KEEPER If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted, IDLER - Measure distance between brake operating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
r " " If distance is othe than t-1/2, disengage parking brake, loosen jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance becomes 1-1/2"_ Retighten jam nut against nut "A". Dep ress clutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake_ PULLEY Engage parking brake and recheck distance. Road test tractor fo rproper stopping distance as stated above, Readjust if necessary. If stopping distance is stil_ greater than six (6) feet in highest gear, further maintenance is necessary. Contact your nearest authorized service center/departmento FIG. 26 21