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Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication
ZT60i & ZT72i (S/N 748110+) Accu-Z
®
Zero Turn Mowers 357-552M
Table of Contents
2/06/14
Ground Drive Belt Removal & Installation
1. Park mower on a flat surface.
2. Make sure blade engagement switch is (OFF),
control levers are fully (OUT), park brake is (ON) and
engine switch key is (OFF) and removed.
!
WARNING
Make sure engine and engine muffler are completely cooled
before working on and around the drive belt. Severe burns to
the body could result if engine and muffler have not cooled.
3. Disconnect negative battery cable. See Figure 5-2 on
page 35.
4. Place deck height in the lowest position.
Refer to Figure 5-7:
5. Remove deck drive belt (#11) from drive pulley (#14)
as outlined in “Deck Drive Belt Removal &
Installation” on page 37. This belt does not need to
be removed from any of the other deck pulleys.
Ground Drive Belt Layout
Figure 5-7
1. Take-up idler arm
2. Spring tension bracket
3. Transaxle mounting bolts
4. Take-up eye bolt
5. Take-up Whiz nuts
6. Wheel lug nuts
7. Take-up Spring
8. Take-up pulley
9. Ground drive pulley
10. Ground drive belt
11. Deck drive belt
12. Neutral return spring
13. Transaxle pump pulleys
14. Deck drive pulley with 12V
Electric Clutch
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6. Release tension on ground drive belt (#10) by pulling
on pump idler arm (#1) and carefully removing belt
(#10) from take-up pulley (#8). Use caution when
releasing idler arm (#1) as take-up spring (#7) is
in tension and will snap take-up pulley back into
position.
7. Slide belt (#10) off transaxle pump pulleys (#13), and
ground drive pulley (#9).
8. Install new belt (#10) by sliding it onto ground drive
pulley (#9) and over the two transaxle pump pulleys
(#13).
9. Pull on pump idler arm (#1) and slide belt onto take-
up pulley (#8). Make certain to keep fingers from
getting between belt and pulley when pulley is
released and tension is re-established.
10. Re-install deck drive belt (#11) to deck drive
pulley (#14) per “Deck Drive Belt Removal &
Installation” instructions on Page 37.
11. Make sure deck drive belt is routed properly on all of
the deck pulleys and then re-tension deck belt idler
per “Deck Drive Belt Removal & Installation”
instructions on Page 37.