TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT
The mower
blade drive belt may be replaced
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on level sur-
face.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT REMOVAL-
1. Remove mowerfrom tractor (See"TO RE-
MOVE MOWER"inthissection
ofmanua0.
2. Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and
idler pulleys.
3. Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
.
2.
3.
Mandrel
Pulle
Work
belt around
both
mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
Ensure
belt is in all pulley
grooves
and
inside
all belt guides.
Install
mower
(See "To Install
Mower"
in
this section
of this manual).
Idler
Pulle
2.
Pull belt toward
front
of tractor
and roll
belt onto engine
pulley
(E).
3.
Pull belt toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
work
belt
down
around
transmission
cooling
fan and onto the input pulley
(D).
Ensure
belt is inside
the belt keeper.
4.
Install
belt on centerspan
idler (C).
5.
Install
belt
through
stationary
idler
(A)
and clutching
idler (B).
6.
Ensure
belt is in all pulley
grooves
and
inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
7.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOW-
ER" in this section
of manual).
Mandrel
03043
TO REPLACE
MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor
on level
surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For assistance,
there
is a
belt installation
guide
decal
on bottom
side
of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL-
1.
Remove
mower
(See
"TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
NOTE:
Observe
entire motion
drive belt and
position
of all belt guides
and keepers.
2.
Remove
beltfrom
stationary
idler (A) and
clutching
idler (B).
3.
Remove
belt from centerspan
idler (C).
6.
Pull
belt
slack
toward
rear
of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt
upwards
from
transmission
input pulley
and over cool-
ing fan blades
(D).
4.
Remove
belt
downward
from
engine
pulley
(E).
5.
Slide belt toward
rear of tractor,
off the
steering
plate (F) and remove from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Install new belt from tractor rear to front,
over the steering
plate (F) and above
TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor
requires
more
than five (5) feet to
stop at highest
speed
in highest
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
brake
pedal
all
the way down and engage
parking
brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by
placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
control
out and into the slot and release
so it is
held in the disengaged
position.
The
rear wheels
must
lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor
forward.
If the
rear
wheels
rotate,
then
the
brake
needs
to be serviced.
Contact
a Sears
or
other
qualified
service
center.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your new tractor front wheel toe-in and cam-
ber is set at the factory and is normal. The
front wheel toe-in and cam ber are not adjust-
able.
If damage has occurred to affect the
factory set front wheel toe-in or camber, con-
tact a Sears or other qualified service center.
clutch
brake
pedal shaft
(G).
24