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4. TO CHANGE THE PUMP DRIVE BELT: See Figure 8.
a. Make sure the blade clutch is disengaged.
Figure 8
b. Working under the engine deck, take the long blade drive belt off of the engine pulley.
c. Loosen the locknut holding the pump drive belt idler pulley in place and slide the pulley away from
the pump drive belt.
d. Remove the old belt and mount a new belt on the pulleys.
e. Slide the idler pulley back onto the belt and tighten the locknut holding it in place. The idler pulley
should be adjusted so that a five-pound pull on the belt between the engine pulley and the pump
pulleys deflects the belt about 3/16".
f. Replace the long blade drive belt on the engine pulley.
5. TO CHANGE A SPINDLE ASSEMBLY
a. Make sure the blade clutch is disengaged.
b. Remove the deck cover or covers.
c. Remove the blade.
d. Remove the blade drive belts.
e. Remove the two bolts which hold the pulley bushing tight in the spindle pulley and thread the bolts
into the other two holes in the bushing. (For float deck mowers, skip to “i” ).
f. Alternately turn each bolt 1/2 turn clockwise until the bolts force the pulley off of the bushing.
g. Remove the bushing by tapping a large screw driver into the slot in the side of the bushing.
h. Remove the key from the spindle.
i. Tip the mower back and block up the front of the deck.
j. Remove the bolts and locknuts (four for fixed and three for float decks) holding the spindle
assembly to the deck.
k. Remove the spindle assembly.