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
mower
from
tractor
(See
"TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this
section
of
manual).
2.
Work
belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys.
3.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Work
belt around
both mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
2.
Ensure
belt is in all pulley
grooves
and
inside all belt guides.
3.
Install
mower
(See "To Install
Mower"
in
this section
of this manual).
Idler Pulleys
Pulley
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
clutch/brake
pedal
all the
way
down
and
engage
parking
brake.
2.
Place gear shift lever in neutral
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 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 keep-
ers.
2.
Remove
belt from stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
3.
Remove
belt downward
from around
engine
pulley.
4.
Pull belt slack toward
rear of tractor.
Remove
belt upwards
from transaxle
pulley
by deflecting
belt keepers.
5.
Remove
belt from center
span
keeper
and pull belt away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1.
Carefully
work new belt down
between
transaxle
belt keepers
and onto the
input pulley.
2.
Slide belt into the center
span
keeper.
3.
Pull belt toward
front of tractor
and roll
around
the top groove
of engine
pulley.
4.
Install
belt through
stationary
idler and
clutching
idler.
5.
Make
sure belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides
and keepers.
6.
Install
mower
(See "TO INSTALL
MOWER"
in this section
of manual).
Center Span
Keeper
Engine
Pulley
Clutchinc
Idler
Stationary
Idler
Pulley
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