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HOW TO REPLACE THE MOTION DRIVE BELT
REMOVAL
1. Remove the mower housing. See the instructions on “How To
Remove The Mower Housing”.
2. Completely push the pedal forward and engage the parking
brake.
3. Remove the idler pulley (Figure 25).
4. Loosen the belt guides that are around the drive pulley.
5. Remove the motion drive belt from the drive pulley.
6. To remove the motion drive belt from the stack pulley, pull the
front end of the belt under the stack pulley and then back
between the stack pulley and the belt guide plate (Figure 26).
7. Put the end of the motion drive belt from the drive pulley
through the hole for the shift lever (Figure 27). Move the shift
lever and push the belt under the shift lever.
8. Remove the motion drive belt. A correct replacement part or
assistance is available from an Authorized Service Center in
your area.
INSTALLATION
1. Slide the motion drive belt between the stack pulley and the
belt guide plate (Figure 26). Install the motion drive belt on
the top pulley of the stack pulley. Make sure the “V” side of the
belt is against the pulley.
2. Push the motion drive belt through the hole in the frame for the
shift lever (Figure 27). Lift the end of the belt over the shift
lever and back down through the hole in the frame.
3. Install the end of the motion drive belt around the drive pulley
(Figure 25).
4. Tighten the belt guides that are around the drive pulley.
5. Put the belt around the idler pulley. Assemble the idler pulley.
Fasten the idler pulley with the hex nut. Make sure the flat side
of the belt is against the idler pulley as shown. Also, make sure
the belt is not twisted.
6. Make sure the motion drive belt is inside all the belt guides
(Figure 25 and Figure 26).
7. Before you use the unit, check the adjustment of the clutch. See
the instructions “How To Check And Adjust The Clutch”.
8. Install the mower housing. See the instructions “How To Install
The Mower Housing”.
Idler Pulley
Motion
Drive Belt
Loosen The
Belt Guides
Drive Pulley
Figure 25
Stack Pulley
Motion
Drive Belt
Figure 26
Belt Guide
Plate
Belt Guides
FRONT
Shift Lever
Motion Drive Belt
Figure 27