SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT
HOW TO REPLACE
THE MOWER
DRIVE BELT
1.
2.
3.
4.
Remove
the mower
housing.
See the instructions
on "How To
Remove
The Mower
Housing".
Pull the belt
retainer
away
from the idler
pulley
and remove
the mower
drive
belt
(Figure
37).
Pull the brake
pad away from the jackshaft
pulley
and remove
the mower
drive
belt.
NOTE: Replace the mower drive belt with an original
equipment belt purchased from a Sears Service Center.
Install the new mower drive belt. Pull the brake pad away
from the jackshaft pulley. Put the mower drive belt around
the jackshaft pulley.
5.
Pull the belt retainer
away from the idler pulley.
Put the mow-
er drive
belt around
the idler
pulley.
6.
Make sure the "V" side of the mower
drive belt
is against
the
jackshaft
pulley
and the idler
pulley.
7.
install
the mower
housing.
See the instructions
on "How
To
install
The Mower
Housing".
8.
Before
you mow, check the attachment
clutch.
See the instruc-
tions on "How To Adjust
The Attachment
Clutch".
Mower Drive Belt
Idler Pulley
Belt Retainer
Jackshaft Pulley
Figure 37
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