Manual

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-- ", Tochangeor repace thedeck bet andPTObet onyour
tractor,proceedas follows:
I Pivoting Idler Pulley Belt Guard 1, Lowerthe deckby movingthedeck liftbver into the
\ / bottomnotchon the rightfender,
Your Lawn
Figure 18
"Square
Hole
2, Removethe beltguardsby removingthe seBtapping
screwsthatfastenthemto the deck,
3, a, To easein removingthe belt inlatersteps,loosen,
but donot remove,the boltwhichsecuresthe
pivotingidlerpulby to the idlerbracket,
b, inserta 3/8"-driveratchetwrench(setto tighten)
intothe squarehob foundinthe idlerbracketon the
bft side of the deck'ssurface,SeeFigure18,
c, Graspthe ratchet'shandb andpivotit towardthe
rightside of the tractorto relbve tensiononthe belt,
d, With belttensionrelbved,carefully removethe
belt from around the bft-hand spindle pulley.
IMPORTANT:Carefullyallowthe ratchetto pivotrearward
beforeremovingit fromthe squarehob,
WARNING
Be sure to shut the
engine off, remove ig=
nition key, disconnect
Lhespark pJugwire(s)
and ground against
the engine to prevent
unintended starting
before removing the
beJt(s).
Avoid the possibility of
a pinching injury. Do
not place your fingers
on the idler spring or
between the belt and a
pulley while removing
the belt.
Changing the Deck Be_t & PTO Be_t
WARNING: Be sure to shut
the engine off, remove ignition
key, disconnect the spark plug
wire(s} and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended
starting before removing the
belt(s).
Allbeltson yourtractorare subiectto wearandshould
bereplacedif anysignsof weararepresent,
IMPORTANT:The V-beltsfoundon yourtractorare
speciallydesignedto engageanddisengagesafely,A
substitute(nomOEM)Wbeltcan bedangerousby not
disengagingcompletely,Fora properworkingmachine,
usefactoryapprovedbelts,
WARNING: Avoid the possibility
of a pinching injury. Do not place
your fingers on the idler spring
or between the belt and a pulley
while removing the belt.
4, Removethe deckbelt fromaroundall pulbys, including
the deckidlerpulleysandthe electricPTOclutch,
NOTE: The idlerpulby(s) mayhaveto be loosened,but
not removed,in orderto removethe beltfromaround
them,
5, Routethe newbelts(deckbeltfirst) as shownin Figure
19,
6, Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlbr,
Changing the Transmission Drive
Be_ta
NOTE:Severalcomponentsmust beremovedand
specialtools(i,e,air/impactwrench)inorderto change
the tractor'sdrivebelts, Seean authorizedTroyBilt
ServiceDeabr to haveyourdrivebeltsreplacedor phone
CustomerSupportas instructedonpage2 for information
onorderinga ServiceManual
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