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Maintaining
Your Lawn
Tractor
Figure 26
WARNING
Be sure to shut the
engine off, remove ig-
nition key, disconnect
the spark plug wire(s)
and ground against
the engine to prevent
unintended starting
before removing the
belt(s).
Changing the Deck Belt & PTO Belt
WARNING: Be sure to shut
the engine off, remove ignition
key, disconnect the spark plug
wire(s) and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended
starting before removing the
belt(s).
All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
IMPORTANT: The V-belts found on your tractor are
specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not
disengaging completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt and PTO belt on your
tractor, proceed as follows:
1. Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
2. Remove the belt guards by removing the self-tapping
screws that fasten them to the deck.
3. Remove the belt keeper rod from around the engine
pulley.
4. Insert a 3/8”-drive ratchet wrench (set to loosen) into
the square hole found in the idler bracket on the left
side of the deck’s surface. See Figure 26.
5. Grasp the ratchet’s handle and pivot it toward the front
of the tractor to relieve tension on the belt.
6. 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.
WARNING: Avoid the possibility
of a pinching injury. Do not place
your fingers on the idler spring
or between the belt and a pulley
while removing the belt.
7. Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys, including
the deck idler pulley.
8. Route the new belts as shown in and Figure 27 and 28.
9. Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
Changing the Transmission Drive
Belts
NOTE: Several components must be removed and
special tools (i.e. air/impact wrench) in order to change
the tractor’s drive belts. See an authorized MTD Service
Dealer to have your drive belts replaced or phone
Customer Support as instructed on page 2 for information
on ordering a Service Manual.
Avoid the possibility of
a pinching injury. Do
not place your fingers
on the idler spring or
between the belt and a
pulley while removing
the belt.