SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
IDLER PULLEYS
MANDREL PULLEYS
TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest
speed in high est gear on a level, dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be serviced.
You may also check brake by:
1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or paved surface,
depress clutch/brake pedal all the way down and en-
gage parking brake.
2. Place gear shift lever in neutral (N) position.
The rear wheels must lock and skid when you try to manu-
ally push the tractor forward. If the rear wheels rotate, then
the brake needs to be serviced. Contact a qualified service
center.
FIG. 18
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 20)
Park the tractor on level surface. En gage parking brake.
For as sis tance, there is a belt installation guide decal on
bottom side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -
•
Remove mower (See "TO RE MOVE MOWER" in this
section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and position of all
belt guides and keepers.
•
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
•
Remove belt downward from around en gine pulley.
•
Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor. Remove belt
upwards from transaxle pulley by de flect ing belt keep-
ers.
•
Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt
away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
•
Carefully work new belt down be tween transaxle belt
keepers and onto the input pulley.
•
Slide belt into the center span keeper.
•
Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll around the top
groove of engine pulley.
•
Install belt through stationary idler and clutch ing
idler.
•
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and in side all
belt guides and keep ers.
•
Install mower (See "TO IN STALL MOWER" in this sec-
tion of manual).
ENGINE
PULLEY
CLUTCHING
IDLER
STA TION ARY
IDLER
CENTER SPAN
KEEPER
TRANSAXLE
PULLEY
21
FIG. 20