Operator's Manual

Maintenance
17
Replacing the Drive Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping
when cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks and
cracks are signs of a worn drive belt. Replace the
drive belt if any of these conditions are evident.
1. Stop the engine, remove the key and disconnect
the spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).
2. Remove the hand knobs holding the deck cover
to the top of the cutting unit and remove the
deck cover.
3. Loosen the jam nuts on each adjusting shaft to
loosen the tension on the drive belt (Fig 26).
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Figure 26
1. Jam Nuts 2. Adjusting Shaft
4. Remove the worn drive belt (Fig. 27).
5. Install the new drive belt onto the traction unit
drive pulley and the top groove of the left
spindle pulley (Fig. 27).
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Figure 27
1. Traction Unit Drive Pulley
2. Drive Belt
3. Belt Guide (2)
4. Left Spindle Pulley
6. Tighten the jam nuts on the adjusting shafts until
the springs are compressed to a length of 12.7
cm (5”) (Fig 28).
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Figure 28
1. 5” between the Spacer
and Bushing
2. Jam Nuts
7. Reinstall the deck cover onto the cutting unit,
then reinstall and tighten the hand knobs.