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Figure86
2500SeriesMowerDecks
1.Clutchpulley
4.Ratchet
2.Mowerbelt
5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley
8.Installtheidlerspring(Figure84orFigure86).
Note:Makesuretoseatthespringendsinthe
anchorgrooves.
9.Installthebeltcovers(Figure87).
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Figure87
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
forRearDischargeMower
Decks
ReplacingtheCounter-Rotating
Belt
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)height
ofcut.
4.Lifttheoorpanuptogainaccesstothecenter
pulley.
5.Removetheplasticbeltcover(Figure89).
6.Removethe3boltsholdingthemetalbeltcover
inplaceandremovethemetalbeltcover.
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Figure88
1.Idlerspring4.Idlerpulley
2.Counter-rotatingbelt5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
3.Doublepulley
7.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm
toremovetensionontheidlerspring(Figure88).
8.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulley
(Figure88).
9.Removethebeltfromtheremainingpulleys
(Figure88).
10.Routethenewbeltaboundthemowerpulleys.
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