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Troubleshooting, Adjustment, & Service
TRACTOR DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT
All Models
1. Park the tractor on a level surface. Disengage the
PTO, turn off the engine and set the parking brake.
Remove the key.
2. Remove the mower deck from the tractor. See Mower
Installation & Removal.
3. Loosen the bolts securing the engine pulley belt
guide (A, Figure 41).
4. Remove the rear drag link hardware (B, Figure 41).
When reassembling, apply thread locking compound
to nut before tightening.
5. Gear models, disconnect the wires from the neutral
switch on the transmission.
Hydro models, loosen the belt stop on the transmis-
sion pulley. Belt stop hardware is located on the
inside of RH frame. Move belt stop out of the way.
Belt stop should be positioned 1/8" (3 mm) from belt
when new belt is installed and hardware is tightened.
6. Note the position of the idler pulley belt guide.
Loosen hardware securing the idler pulleys (C, Figure
41).
7. Carefully slide belt over transmission pulley and
remove from the idler pulleys (C, Figure 41).
8. Install new belt as shown in Figure 40.
9. Return the idler pulley belt guide to its original posi-
tion and tighten the idler pulley hardware.
10. Reverse steps 1-5.
Figure 40. Drive Belt Routing - All Models
A. Engine Pulley C. Idler Pulleys
B. Transmission Pulley
To avoid damaging belts, DO NOT PRY
BELTS OVER PULLEYS.
A
B
C
Figure 41. Drive Belt Replacement
A. Belt Stop Bolts
B. Drag Link Hardware
C. Idler Pulleys
A
B
C
A
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