Poulan 96012008100 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
21
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
FIG. 22
ENGINE
PULLEY
CLUTCHING
IDLER
STA TION ARY
IDLER
TRANS MIS SION
INPUT PULLEY
CENTER SPAN
KEEPER
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 22)
Park the tractor on level surface. En gage parking brake.
For as sis tance, there is a belt installation guide decal on
bottom side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -
Remove mower (See “TO RE MOVE MOWER” in this
section of manual).
NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and position of all
belt guides and keepers.
Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
Remove belt downward from around en gine pulley.
Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor. Carefully remove
belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.
Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt
away from tractor.
BELT INSTALLATION -
Carefully work new belt down around transmission
cooling fan and onto the input pulley.
Slide belt into the center span keeper.
Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll around the top
groove of engine pulley.
Install belt through stationary idler and clutch ing
idler.
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and in side all
belt guides and keep ers.
Install mower (See “TO IN STALL MOWER” in this
sec tion of manual).
TO CHECK BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest
speed in high est gear on a level, dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be serviced.
You may also check brake by:
1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or paved surface,
depress clutch/brake pedal all the way down and en-
gage parking brake.
2. Place gear shift lever in neutral (N) position.
The rear wheels must lock and skid when you try to manu-
ally push the tractor forward. If the rear wheels rotate, then
the brake needs to be serviced. Contact a qualified service
center.
FIG. 20
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 20)
The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without tools.
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake.
BELT REMOVAL -
Remove mower from tractor (See “TO REMOVE
MOW ER” in this section of this manual).
Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulleys.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION -
Install new belt in reverse order of removal.
Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and in side all
belt guides.
Install mower in reverse order of removal instruc-
tions.
IDLER
PUL LEYS
MANDREL
PULLEY
MAN DREL
PULLEY