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CHANGING THE DECK ENGAGEMENT BELT
Shuttheengineoffand removeignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)forsharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
usingheavygloveswhengraspingbladesandpulleys.
TheV-beltsfoundonyourmowerarespeciallydesignedtoengageand
disengagesafely.A substitute(non-OEM)V-beltcanbedangerousby
notdisengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,useidenti- I
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All beltsonyourmowerare subjecttowearand shouldbe replacedif
anysignsofweararepresent.Tochangeor replacethedeckengage-
mentbelton yourmower,proceedas follows:
1. Removethecuttingdeckfromthe moweras instructedearlierin
thissection.
Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingerson theidlerspringor
betweenthebeltand a pulleywhileremovingthe belt
2. Removethe beltcoverasinstructedearlierinthis section.Refer
toFigure20on page19.
3. Removethe beltkeeperas instructedearlierinthis section.Refer
toFigure21onpage19.
4. Loosen,butnotremove,the nutandboltwhichsecureseach
deckidlerpulley.See Figure30.
CHANGING THE DECK TIMING BELT
Severalcomponentsmustbe removedand specialtoolsusedin
ordertochangethemowerdeck'stimingbelt.SeeyourSearsor
otherqualifiedservicedealerto havethedecktimingbeltreplaced.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT
Severalcomponentsmustbe removedand specialtoolsusedinorder
tochangethemower'stransmissiondrivebelt.SeeyourSearsor other
qualifiedservicedealerto havethetransmissiondrivebeltreplaced.
FUSE
Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting,alwaysdisengageblades,
stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
A 20Ampfuseisinstalledinyourmower'swiringharnesstoprotect
themower'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessive
amperage.
Iftheelectricalsystemdoesnotfunction,oryourmower'senginewill
notcrank,firstcheckto becertainthat thefusehasnotblown.Itis
locatednearthebattery.
Alwaysusea replacementfusewiththesameamperagecapacityas
theblownfuse.
Figure30
5. Removethe beltfromaroundall pulleys.
6. Routethenewbelt asillustratedinFigure30.
7. Retightenthenutsandboltswhichsecureeachidlerpulley.
8. Reattachthebelt keeperandbeltcover.
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