Manual

SECTION8: SERVICINGYOURMOWER
ReplacingDriveBelt
• 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.
• Place shift lever in the first position and tip the
mower on its side.
• Remove the center bolt which secures the blade to
the crankshaft followed by blade bell support,
blade, and blade adapter.
• Move the cutting height adjustment to the highest
position.
• Remove the three hex screws holding the baffle to
the deck and pivot baffle towards the rear of the
mower. See Figure 21.
Transmission __
Pulley
Belt_
Belt Keepe
Bracket--
Idler Pulley --''''_
Bracket
Idler_
Pulle_
Bolt and/
Locknut
Transmission
Baffle
Figure 21
Remove the hex bolt from the rear ofunit holding
the transmission tothe mower housing.
See Figure 22.
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Figure 23
Slide the belt out from between the belt keeper
bracket and the idler pulley. See Figure 23.
Six-Speed
Cable Slot Belt
Control
Arm
NOTE: Mower is flipped on itsleft wheels for better access.
Figure 22
• Tilt the transmission forward and loosen the idler
pulley bolt and lock nut half a turn. See Figure 23.
• Using a pair of pliers, pull back and rotate belt
keeper bracket from the slot on the idler pulley.
Figure 24
• Squeeze the belt together and push it forward,
while pressing the control arm inward towards the
deck. Remove the six-speed cable from the slot.
See Figure 24.
• Pivot the control arm down and away from the
pulley and the belt. See Figure 24.
• Lift off the lower pulley assembly and remove the
old belt from around the crankshaft. See Figure 25.
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