Mower Belt Replacement - Sears TRACT Manual Del Operador

Figure 38. Orient Blades Front-to-Back
Front To Back Leveling
If the cut is uneven, the mower may need leveling.
Unequal or improper tire pressure may also cause an
uneven cut. See CHECK TIRE PRESSURE.
1. Turn the blades front-to-back as shown in Figure 38.
Measure the distance from the ground to front tip of
center blade, and from ground to rear tips of left hand
and right hand blades (see Figure 38). Front tips
should be 1/8"-1/4" (3-6 mm) higher than rear tips. If
not, proceed to Step 2.
2. The front hitch rod (A, Figure 39) is used to adjust
front-to-back leveling. To raise or lower the front of the
mower deck, loosen the two rear jam nuts (B) on both
sides of the front hitch rod (A). Adjust the front jam
nuts (C) on both sides of the front hitch rod (A) to
adjust the mower deck level. When adjusted correctly,
tighten the rear jam nuts (B) to lock the front hitch rod
in place.

MOWER BELT REPLACEMENT

1. Park the rider on a level surface. Disengage the PTO,
turn off the engine and set the ground speed control
levers to PARK. Remove the key.
2. Remove belt covers.
3. Insert ratchet into 3/8" (9.5 mm) square hole in idler
pulley arm (A, Figure 40) and pull to release belt ten-
sion.
4. Remove the mower drive belt (B) from the engine
drive pulley (C).
5. Remove the belt from the remaining deck pulleys.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the mower deck
to replace the belt.
6. Install the new mower belt as shown in Figure 40.
C
B
A
Figure 39. Front-to-Back Leveling
A. Front Hitch Rod
B. Rear Jam Nut
C. Front Jam Nut
E
E
Figure 40. Mower Belt Routing
A. Idler Pulley Arm
B. Mower Belt
C. Engine Drive Pulley
D. Fixed Idler Pulley (2)
E. Arbor Drive Pulley (3)
F. Adjustable Tension Idler Pulley
32
A
B
D F
E
D
A
C
B
C