BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebelts
forwearorcracks.
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMower-Deck
Belt
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thePTO,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removethedeckguards;refertoRemovingthe
MowerDeckGuards(page23).
4.For122cm(48-inch)decks,loosenthe4screws
forbothpulleycoversandremovethecovers
(Figure51).
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Figure51
1.Cover2.Screw(4)
5.Usingaspring-removaltool(ToroPartNo.
92-5771),removetheidlerspringfromthedeck
hooktoremovetensionontheidlerpulley,and
rollthebeltoffthepulleys(Figure52orFigure
53).
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Figure52
91cmMowerDecks
1.Idlerpulley
4.Spring
2.Clutchpulley5.Spring-removaltool
3.Mowerbelt
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Figure53
122cmMowerDecks
1.Idlerpulley
4.Spring
2.Clutchpulley5.Spring-removaltool
3.Mowerbelt
6.Routethenewbeltaroundtheclutchpulleyand
mowerpulleys(Figure52orFigure53).
7.Installtheidlerspringtothedeckhook(Figure
52orFigure53).
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