- 1). Disengage the Power Take Off lever, move the control joysticks to the neutral locked position and engage the parking brake.
- 2). Turn off the engine and remove the key. Allow all moving parts to stop before continuing.
- 3). Lower the cutting deck to the 3-inch height.
- 4). Remove the belt cover on top of the cutting deck by raising the latch and sliding the cover forward.
- 5). Locate the 1/2-inch square ratchet hole in the spring-loaded idler arm. Insert a 1/2-inch ratchet drive into the hole and rotate the idler arm clockwise to slacken the drive belt.
- 6). Slip the drive belt off the main cutter blade pulleys. Unscrew the nut securing the belt guide to the idler arm pulley and remove the belt.
- 7). Unhook one end of the idler spring from the grooved bolt between the blade pulleys and the other end from the attachment point on the back of the idler arm.
- 8). Install a new idler spring by hooking one end over the grooved bolt, then hooking the other end to the attachment point on the back of the idler arm.
- 9). Reinstall the belt on the main cutter blade pulleys. Rotate the idler arm clockwise with the ratchet drive and slip the belt over the idler pulley.
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Allow the spring to pull the idler arm back to its home position so the idler arm tensions the drive belt. Reinstall the belt guide on the idler pulley. - 11
Slide the belt cover back into place. Press the latch down to lock it.
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