Poulan HD145H42H User Manual - Page 22

Service, Dalitivients

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SERVICE AND i DALITIVIENTS TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 22) The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without tools. Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. BELT REMOVAL - • Remove mower from tractor (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual). • Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulleys. • Pull belt away from mower. BELT INSTALLATION - • Install new belt in reverse order of removal. • Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides. • Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions. MANDREL PULLEY IDLER PULLEYS PI MANDREL PULLEY FIG. 22 TO ADJUST BRAKE (See Fig. 23) Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the side of the transaxle. If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted. • Depress clutch/brake pedal and engage parking brake. • Measure distance between brake operating arm and nut "A" on brake rod. • If distance is other than 1-3/4", loosen jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance becomes 1-3/4". Retighten jam nut against nut "A". • Road test tractor for proper stopping distance as stated above. Readjust if necessary. If stopping distance is still greater than six (6) feet in highest gear, further maintenance is necessary. Contact your nearest authorized service center/department. WITH PARKING BRAKE "ENGAGED" NUT "A" 1-3/4' JAM NUT r • OPERATING ARM DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUT. IF FURTHER BRAKE ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER/DEPARTMENT FIG. 23 TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 24) Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. For assistance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left footrest. • Remove mower (See `TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of this manual.) • Remove upper belt keeper. • Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler. • Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor. Carefully remove belt upwards from transmission input pulley and over cooling fan blades. • Pull belt toward front of tractor and remove downward from around engine pulley. • Install new belt by reversing above procedure. IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE UPPER BELT KEEPER IS POSITIONED PROPERLY BETWEEN LOCATOR TAB. ENGINE PULLEY CLUTCHING IDLER STATIONARY IDLER O O 0 LOCATOR TABS UPPER BELT KEEPER .......... TRANSMISSION INPUT PULLEY FIG. 24 22

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SERVICE
AND
i
DALITIVIENTS
TO
REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
(See
Fig.
22)
The
mower
blade
drive
belt
may
be
replaced
without
tools.
Park
the
tractor
on
level
surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT
REMOVAL
-
Remove
mower
from
tractor
(See
"TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in
this
section
of
this
manual).
Work
belt
off
both
mandrel
pulleys
and
idler
pulleys.
Pull
belt
away
from
mower.
BELT
INSTALLATION
-
Install
new
belt
in
reverse
order
of
removal.
Make
sure
belt
is
in
all
pulley
grooves
and
inside
all
belt
guides.
Install
mower
in
reverse
order
of
removal
instructions.
MANDREL
PULLEY
MANDREL
PULLEY
IDLER
PULLEYS
PI
FIG.
22
TO
ADJUST
BRAKE
(See
Fig.
23)
Your
tractor
is
equipped
with
an
adjustable
brake
system
which
is
mounted
on
the
side
of
the
transaxle.
If
tractor
requires
more
than
six
(6)
feet
stopping
distance
at
high
speed
in
highest
gear,
then
brake
must
be
adjusted.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal
and
engage
parking
brake.
Measure
distance
between
brake
operating
arm
and
nut
"A"
on
brake
rod.
If
distance
is
other
than
1-3/4",
loosen
jam
nut
and
turn
nut
"A"
until
distance
becomes
1-3/4".
Retighten
jam
nut
against
nut
"A".
Road
test
tractor
for
proper
stopping
distance
as
stated
above.
Readjust
if
necessary.
If
stopping distance
is
still
greater
than
six
(6)
feet
in
highest
gear,
further
maintenance
is
necessary.
Contact
your
nearest
au-
thorized
service
center/department.
WITH
PARKING
BRAKE
"ENGAGED"
NUT
"A"
JAM
NUT
1-3/4'
r
OPERATING
ARM
DO
NOT
TOUCH
THIS
NUT.
IF
FURTHER
BRAKE
ADJUSTMENT
IS
NECESSARY
CONTACT
YOUR
NEAREST
AUTHORIZED
SERVICE
CENTER/DEPARTMENT
FIG.
23
TO
REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE
BELT
(See
Fig.
24)
Park
the
tractor
on
level
surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
For
assistance,
there
is
a
belt
installation
guide
decal
on
bottom
side
of
left
footrest.
Remove
mower
(See
`TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in
this
section
of
this
manual.)
Remove
upper
belt
keeper.
Remove
belt
from
stationary
idler
and
clutching
idler.
Pull
belt
slack
toward
rear
of
tractor.
Carefully
remove
belt
upwards
from
transmission
input
pulley
and
over
cooling
fan
blades.
Pull
belt
toward
front
of
tractor
and
remove
downward
from
around
engine
pulley.
Install
new
belt
by
reversing
above
procedure.
IMPORTANT:
MAKE
SURE
UPPER
BELT
KEEPER
IS
POSITIONED
PROPERLY
BETWEEN
LOCATOR
TAB.
ENGINE
PULLEY
CLUTCHING
IDLER
STATIONARY
IDLER
TRANSMISSION
INPUT
PULLEY
O
O
0
LOCATOR
TABS
UPPER
BELT
KEEPER
22
FIG.
24