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Troubleshooting, Adjustment & Service
BELT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
Mower Deck Drive Belt: (32” model)
1. Park machine on a flat, level surface.
2. Remove the mower deck shield.
3. Push the idler arm towards the left-hand side of the
machine to release the spring tension on the drive
belt. (See Figure 16)
4. Slide the drive belt over the edge of the idler pulley
(A). Release the idler arm.
5. Remove the old belt and replace with a new one.
Make sure the V-side of the belt runs in the pulley
grooves.
6. Install the drive belt on the spindle pulleys and the
PTO clutch pulley. Again, push the idler arm towards
the left-hand side of the machine and install the belt
onto the idler pulley (A).
7. Run the mower under no-load condition for about 5
minutes to break in the belt.
Transaxle Drive Belt:
1. Park machine on a flat, level surface.
2. Remove the rear shield.
3. Remove the mower deck drive belt from the PTO
clutch. See instructions above.
4. With a steel coat hanger, form a small hook. Insert
the coat hanger through the opening in the right-
hand side of the engine deck. Use the coat hanger
to remove the spring (A, Figure 17) from the anchor
pin (C).
5. Remove the belt from the idler pulley. Then remove
the belt from the transaxle drive pulley and pull
towards front of machine. Remove the belt from the
drive pulley on the engine and drop belt around the
PTO clutch to completely remove from machine.
6. Replace the old belt with a new belt. Install the new
belt around the PTO clutch and onto the drive pulley
on the engine. Reinstall belt onto the transaxle drive
pulley and then onto the idler pulley. Make sure the
V-side of the belt runs in the pulley grooves.
7. Using the coat hanger, reinstall the spring onto the
anchor pin.
8. Reinstall the rear shield.
Figure 16. Mower Deck Drive Belt
A. Idler Pulley
B. Right-Hand Spindle Pulley
C. Left-Hand Spindle Pulley
A
B
C
Figure 17. Transaxle Drive Belt
B. Spring
C. Drive Idler Arm
C. Anchor Pin
C
A
B