WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
Figure58
1.Idlerpulley5.Enginepulley
2.Mowerbelt
6.Springremovaltoo
3.Outsidepulley
7.Mowerdeckhandles
4.Spring
5.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys(
).
6.Usingaspringremovaltool,(Toropartno.92-5771),
installtheidlerspringoverthedeckhookandplacing
tensionontheidlerpulleyandmowerbelt().
InstallingtheMower
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothepark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Slidethemowerunderthemachine.
4.Lowertheheight-of-cutlevertothelowestposition.
5.Lifttherearofthemowerdeckandguidethehanger
bracketsovertherearliftrod(
).
6.Attachthefrontsupportrodtothemowerdeckwith
theclevispinandhairpincotter().
7.Installthemowerbeltontotheenginepulley;referto
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.
ReplacingtheGrassDeector
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspectthegrass
deectorfordamage
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallowthe
lawnmowertothrowobjectsintheoperator’sor
bystander’sdirectionandresultinseriousinjury.
Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyouinstalla
mulchplate,dischargedeector,orgrasscollection
system.
Inspectthegrassdeectorfordamagebeforeeachuse.
Replaceanydamagedpartsbeforeuse.
1.Disengagethespringfromthenotchinthedeector
bracketandslidetherodoutoftheweldeddeck
brackets,spring,anddischargedeector(
).Removethe
damagedorworndischargedeector.
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