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TRACTOR DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT
A CAUTION
To avoid damaging belts, do not pry belts over
pulleys.
1. Park the tractor on a level surface. Disengage the
PTO, turn off the engine and set the parking brake.
Remove the key.
2. Remove the mower deck from the tractor. See Mower
Installation
&
Removal.
3. Unplug the wiring harness from the PTO. Remove
the PTO as shown in Figure 37.
4. Remove the drag link rear hardware. When reassem-
Figure 37. PTO (Electric Clutch) Assembly
bling, apply thread locking compound to nut before
A. PTO C. Washer
tightening.
B. Sleeve
D.
Capscrew
5. On gear models, disconnect the wires from the neu-
tral switch on the transmission.
On hydro models, loosen the belt stop on the
trans-
mission pulley. Belt stop hardware is located
on
the
inside of RH frame. Move belt stop out of the way.
Belt stop should be positioned
118”
from belt when
new belt is installed and hardware is tightened.
6. Carefully slide belt over transmission pulley and
remove from other pulleys.
Viewed From
Bottom
7. Install new belt as shown in Figures 38 and 39.
8. Reverse steps l-5.
6
B
b
A
Figure 38. Drive Belt Routing
-
Gear Models
A. Engine Pulley C. Idler Pulley
B. Transmission
PUlley
C
R
Viewed From
Bottom
Figure 39. Drive Belt Routing
-
Hydro Models
A. Engine Pulley
C. Idler Pulley
B. Transmission Pulley
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