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. Disconnect clutch wire harness (A).
3. Remove anti-rotation
link (B) on right
side of tractor.
4. Remove belt from stationary
idler (C)
and clutching idler (D).
5. Remove belt from centerspan idler (E).
6. Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt upwards
from
transmission input pulley and over cool-
ing fan blades (F).
7. Remove
belt downward
from engine
pulley and around electric clutch (G).
8. Slide belt toward rear of tractor, off the
steering plate (H) and remove from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Install new belt from tractor rear to front,
over the steering plate (H) and above
clutch brake pedal shaft (J).
2. Pull belttoward front oftractor and roll belt
around electric clutch and onto engine
pulley (G).
3. Putt belt toward rear of tractor. Carefully
work belt down around transmission
cooling fan and onto the input pulley (F).
Be sure belt is inside the belt keeper.
4. Install belt on centerspan idler (E).
5. Install belt through stationary idler (C)
and clutching idler (D).
6. Reinstall anti-rotation
link (B) on right
side of tractor. Tighten securely.
7. Reconnect clutch harness (A).
8. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keepers.
9. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL MOW-
ER" in this section of manual).
TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet (1,5
m) 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.
TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS
1. Block up axle securely.
2. Remove axle cover, retaining ring and
washers to allow wheel removal
(rear
wheels have a square key - Do not lose).
3. Repair tire and reassemble.
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