Manual

Variable-speed
Battery Tray
Opening
Shift Lever
Rear Idler Pulley
_ Drive belt (Lower)
Drive belt (Upper)
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Engine Pulley
Transmission Transmission Pulley
NOTE: View shown from abovetractor.
Front of Tractor -_
Figure 15
• After disconnecting the battery cables, remove the •
battery and battery tray from beneath the seat.
IMPORTANT:When removing the battery, disconnect
the NEGATIVE (Black) wire from it's terminal first,
followed by the POSITIVE (Red) wire. Re-install in
reverse order.
UpperDriveBelt
• Locate the transmission idler pulley on the upper
drive belt by looking through the battery tray
opening. See Figure 15.
• Grasp the bracket and pivot the transmission idler
pulley toward the rear of the tractor to release
tension on the upper drive belt.
• Remove the belt from around the transmission idler
pulley.
• Remove the upper drive belt from around the
transmission pulley and the variable-speed pulley.
NOTE: Slowly rotate the pulley counterclockwise to
roll the belt off of it.
Remove the upper drive belt by pulling it up through
the battery tray opening.
• Reroute the new upper drive belt as shown in
Figure 15.
Lower Drive Belt
NOTE: Proper remova/ of the /ower drive belt requires
the removal of severe/ tractor components. Read
through the following procedure prior to attempting it to
determine if you feel you could successfully complete it.
/f you don't, see an authorized MTD Service Dealer to
have the belt changed.
IMPORTANT: Note the routing of the lower drive belt
around both the pulleys and the belt keepers BEFORE
performing the following steps.
• Locate the variable-speed pulley through the
battery tray opening. See Figure 15.
• Remove the variable-speed pulley by loosening the
hex bolt that secures it to the transmission. Use a
second wrench to hold the hex nut on the bottom
side of the pulley.
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