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• To ease in removing the belt in later steps, loosen,
but do not remove, the bolt which secures the
pivoting idler pulley to the idler bracket.
See Figure 23.
Pivoting Idler Pulley
BeltGuard
Idler Bracket
Spring
3/8" Square Hole
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Figure 23
• Insert a 3/8"-drive ratchet wrench (set to tighten)
into the square hole found in the idler bracket on the
left side of the deck's surface. See Figure 23.
• Grasp the ratchet's handle and pivot it toward the
tractor's right side to relieve tension on the belt.
• With belt tension relieved, carefully remove the
belt from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
IMPORTANT: Carefully allow the ratchet to pivot
rearward before removing it from the square hole.
All Models
• Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulley(s) and the electric
PTO clutch.
NOTE: The idler pulley(s) may have to be loosened,
but not removed, in order to remove the belt from
around them.
• Route the new belts (deck belt first) as shown on
the following page.
• Retighten idler pulley(s), if loosened earlier.
• Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
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