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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WITH PARKING BRAKE “ENGAGED”
JAM NUT
DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUT. IF FURTHER BRAKE AD JUST -
MENT IS NECESSARY CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHO-
RIZED SERVICE CENTER/DEPARTMENT
OPERATING
ARM
NUT “A”
FIG. 25
1-1/2”
FIG. 26
CLUTCH LOCATOR
CLUTCH
WIRE
HAR NESS
STATIONARY
IDLER
TRANS MIS SION
INPUT PULLEY
CLUTCH ING
IDLER
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 26)
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.
• Disconnect clutch wire harness.
• Remove clutch locator.
• Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
• Remove belt downward from engine pulley and around
electric clutch.
• Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor. Carefully remove
belt up wards from trans mis sion 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
cool ing fan and onto the input pulley.
• Slide belt into the center span keeper.
• Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll belt around
electric clutch and onto engine pulley.
• Install belt through stationary idler and clutch ing
idler.
• Reinstall clutch locator and tighten nut securely.
• Reconnect clutch harness.
• 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).
CENTER SPAN
KEEPER
TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 27)
The motion control lever has been pre set at the factory and
adjustment should not be necessary.
• Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel,
and lightly tighten.
• Start engine and move motion control lever until tractor
does not move forward or backward.
• Hold motion control lever in that position and turn engine
off.
• While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the
adjustment bolt.
• Move motion control lever to the neutral (N) (lock gate)
position.
• Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to ad just ment
bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps
forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
• Loosen the adjustment bolt.
• Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the
direction it is trying to creep.
• Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
• Start engine and test.
• If tractor still creeps, repeat above steps until satis-
fi e d .
ADJUSTMENT
BOLT
FIG. 27
NEUTRAL
LOCK
GATE
MOTION CONTROL
LEVER
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT
Should your transmission require removal for service or
re place ment, it should be purged after reinstallation and
before op er at ing the tractor. See “PURGE TRANS MIS SION”
in the Operation section of this manual.
