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"inthis
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.
Make
sure
belt
is in all pulley
grooves
and inside
all belt guides.
3.
Install
mower
(See "To Install
Mower"
in
this section
of this manual).
Mandrel
Idler
Pulle'
Mandrel
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
disen-
gaged"
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 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 belt toward front oftractor
and roll belt
around
electric
clutch
and onto engine
pulley
(G).
3.
Pull 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).
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