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6. Remove the existing belt and replace with a new belt.
7. Route the new belt per FIG. 51.
8. Re-tension the deck belt idler per the Deck drive belt adjustment section located elsewhere in this manual.
9. Re-install the deck belt covers.
10.Re-attach the negative battery cable.
Transaxle drive belt replacement
1. Park the unit on a flat surface. Stop the engine and remove the ignition key. Make sure deck clutch switch is in the
down (OFF) position. Place control levers in the park brake position. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Place the deck in the lowest position.
3. The deck belt must be removed from the clutch pulley first by releasing the deck belt tension by pulling on the belt
tension chain and sliding the chain out of the anchor bracket slot. This will relieve the tension on the deck belt idler
spring (FIG. 53 & FIG. 54).
4. Remove the deck drive belt from the electric clutch pulley. This belt does not need to be removed from any of the
other pulleys.
5. Release the tension from the transaxle belt by pulling on the idler pulley (extending spring carefully) and sliding the
belt over it. Use caution when releasing the idler pulley as there is still tension on it and it will snap back into posi-
tion (FIG. 52).
6. Slide the belt off the engine pulley. The belt will have to be slid above the engine pulley to allow the belt to be
removed from the other pulleys (FIG. 54).
7. Slide the belt over the transaxle pulleys.
8. Slide the belt off of the fixed idler pulley.
9. The belt can now be removed from above the engine pulley.
10.Install new belt by sliding it up and over the engine pulley. Make certain it is not in the pulley groove at this time but
is above the pulley.
11. Slide the belt over the fixed idler pulley and then over the transaxle pulleys.
12.Slide the belt onto the engine pulley.
13.Pull the idler pulley over and slide the belt onto it. Make certain to keep fingers from getting between the belt and
the pulley when the pulley is released and tension is re-established.
14.Re-install the deck drive belt on the electric clutch pulley and make sure it is routed properly on all of the deck pul-
leys.
15.Re-tension the deck belt idler per the Deck drive belt adjustment section located elsewhere in this manual.
16.Re-attach the negative battery cable.
Mower blade maintenance
Check the mower blades daily, they are the key to power efficiency and well groomed turf. Keep them sharp, a dull
blade will tear rather than cut the grass, leaving a brown ragged top on the grass within a few hours. A dull blade also
requires more power from the engine.
Replace any blade which is bent, cracked or broken.
FIG. 54
BELT
ENGINE
CLUTCH
PULLEY
PULLEY