MarkCoburn
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Well, I started my drive belt replacement today. Here is the taking it out part.
I wanted a little extra room under the tractor so I put it on ramps and jack stands.
I'm going to take the body off like others have recommended. Since I am working alone, I'll take the two additional bolts out so I can take it off in two parts.
The Level Stop Knob can just be pulled off.
With the bolts off, I could slide the fender section back.
Since I forgot to unplug the seat sensor, I sat the rear section down like this.
With the rear section placed like that, I was able to reach through the gas tank fill hole to feed the seat sensor wire down.
While I was taking the bolts off under the foot rests, I realized that the black foot mats where held on by simple clips; so I removed them also.
I should have budgeted more time for cleaning.
Tank just sets aside.
Fan comes out with a 19mm socket or wrench, in case your wondering.
So, I just have to release enough belt tension to get it off the transaxle's pulley.
This is the spring that does the detents on your cut height selector knob. If your knob just spins freely with the mower deck raised, this is the little guy that needs replaced. I moved it out of the way because I wanted to pry where the yellow arrow is to loosen the belt.
That worked, belt is loose.
I needed the PTO's control cable disconnected.
I'll also need the spring disconnected, so I tried the ratchet strap method.
I purchased the three idler pulleys to replace with my drive belt.
I took out the 3 idlers.
With the three pulleys out, I weaved my new belt in along side the old one. The plan was to start with the front pulleys and work my way back to the transaxle. That is when I ran into my first real snag. The two smaller pulleys are not the same as the ones I took out.
The larger one is the same and that is good because it is the only one that actually feels bad. Clicking the photo below will link you to a video where I describe the condition of the three pulley's bearings.
I got the new belt around the main pulley above the PTO and the first idler pulley; then I called it a night. I'm off tomorrow and hope to get a chance to finish up.
I wanted a little extra room under the tractor so I put it on ramps and jack stands.
I'm going to take the body off like others have recommended. Since I am working alone, I'll take the two additional bolts out so I can take it off in two parts.
The Level Stop Knob can just be pulled off.
With the bolts off, I could slide the fender section back.
Since I forgot to unplug the seat sensor, I sat the rear section down like this.
With the rear section placed like that, I was able to reach through the gas tank fill hole to feed the seat sensor wire down.
While I was taking the bolts off under the foot rests, I realized that the black foot mats where held on by simple clips; so I removed them also.
I should have budgeted more time for cleaning.
Tank just sets aside.
Fan comes out with a 19mm socket or wrench, in case your wondering.
So, I just have to release enough belt tension to get it off the transaxle's pulley.
This is the spring that does the detents on your cut height selector knob. If your knob just spins freely with the mower deck raised, this is the little guy that needs replaced. I moved it out of the way because I wanted to pry where the yellow arrow is to loosen the belt.
That worked, belt is loose.
I needed the PTO's control cable disconnected.
I'll also need the spring disconnected, so I tried the ratchet strap method.
I purchased the three idler pulleys to replace with my drive belt.
I took out the 3 idlers.
With the three pulleys out, I weaved my new belt in along side the old one. The plan was to start with the front pulleys and work my way back to the transaxle. That is when I ran into my first real snag. The two smaller pulleys are not the same as the ones I took out.
The larger one is the same and that is good because it is the only one that actually feels bad. Clicking the photo below will link you to a video where I describe the condition of the three pulley's bearings.
I got the new belt around the main pulley above the PTO and the first idler pulley; then I called it a night. I'm off tomorrow and hope to get a chance to finish up.