BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,
bladesslippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,
burnmarksandcracksaresignsofawornmower
belt.Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditions
areevident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
SideDischargeMachines
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslipping
whencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks
andcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replace
themowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck;refertoReleasing
theMower-DeckCurtain(page42).
4.Removethesheet-metalguard;referto
RemovingtheSheet-MetalGuard(page42).
5.Removethebeltcovers(Figure87).
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Figure87
1.Beltcover3.Insertslotintothetab
2.Latch
6.Removetheidlerspring.
7.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loaded
idlerpulleyshowninFigure88.
8.Removetheexistingbelt.
9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleys
andthegearboxpulleyundertheengine(Figure
88).
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Figure88
1.Mowerbelt
5.Gearboxpulley
2.Mowerspindlepulley6.Idlerspring
3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley7.Idlerplate(for72-inch
mowersonly)
4.Beltguideata45degree
angle
10.Installthebeltguideonthespring-loadedidler
ata45degreeangleasshowninFigure88.
Torquetheboltto37to45N∙m(27to33ft-lb).
11.Installtheidlerspringtothe2posts(Figure88).
12.Installthebeltcoversbyslidingthecoverinto
thetab,installthebolts,andclosethelatches
(Figure89).
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