.
Toplacethe newbelt beginby routingthe beltaroundthe two
outerspindlepulleys,then aroundthefront spindlepulleyas
shownin Figure15.
6.
Thenroutethe beltaroundthe two deck idler pulleysas shownin
Figure15.
f
FrontSpindle
"
Deck
Pulleys
....
Outer Spindle
Pulleys
Figure15
7.
Retightenthe belt keeperrodloosenedearlier.
8.
Remountthebelt coversremovedearlier
9.
Reinstallthe deckas follows:
a.
Withthe deck beneaththe mowerframe,attachthe stabilizer
rod. See Figure13.
b.
Reconnectthedeck lift arms.See Figure12.
10. Pull the rightside ofthe beltand placethe narrowV side of the
belt intothe PTOpulley.See Figure16.
PTO Belt
CHANGING
THE TRANSMISSION
DRIVE BELT
Severalcomponentsmustbe removed and specialtools usedin order
to changethe tractor'stransmissiondrivebelt. See a Searsor other
qualifiedservicedealerto havethe transmissiondrivebelt replaced.
CUTTING
BLADES
Shutthe engineoff and removeignition key beforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement. P rotectyourhands
usingheavy gloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodically inspectthe blade and/orspindlefor cracksor damage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Do notoperatethe
machineuntildamagedcomponents are replaced.
To removethe blades,proceedas follows:
1.
Removethe deck from beneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck
Removal e arlierin this section)then gentlyflip the deck overto
exposeitsunderside.
2.
Placea block of woodbetweenthe centerdeck housingbaffle
and the cuttingbladeto act as a stabilizer.
See Figure17.
f
FlangeLockNut
Block of Wood
)
Figure17
3.
Removethe flangelock nutthat securesthe bladeto the spindle
assembly.See Figure17.
J
Figure16
11. Whileholdingthe beltand pulleytogether,rotatethepulleyto the
left (See Figure18).Continueholdingand rotatingthepulleyand
belt untilthe beltis fully rolledintothe PTOpulley.
12. Replacethe PTOpulleybelt guard.See Figure10.
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