Operating Guide

26 – English
• Remove the blade bolt by turning the bolt counter-
clockwise. Remove blade and attaching hardware:
bolt, lock washer and hardened washer.
• Remove the Mulching plug.
• Remove rear insert.
• Remove the belt cover and the stripper.
• Disconnect cable from rear transmission.
• Remove front belt keeper.
• Remove belt from front transmission pulley.
• Remove all 3 idler pulleys from idler assembly.
• Remove belt from blade adapter / engine pulley and idler
assembly.
• Remove rear transmission pulley by clamping locking
pilers to the input shaft of the transmission, beneath
pulley, and loosen the pulley with a 9/16" box wrench.
• Remove the old drive belt.
Replace the drive belt.
IMPORTANT! Always use genuine parts.
• Place new belt on rear transmission pulley. Be sure
the new belt is inside the tabs of the belt keeper.
• Reinstall rear transmission pulley. Route the other end of
the new belt through hole in housing to front
transmission pulley. Route new belt through idler
assembly to blade adapter / engine pulley.
• Reinstall all 3 idler pulleys.
• Position the blade adapter / engine pulley on the engine
crank shaft. Be sure key in blade adapter / engine pulley
and crankshaft keyway are aligned and that the new belt
is inside the tab of the belt retainer. Install new belt on
front transmission pulley.
• Reinstall front belt keeper. Make sure the new belt is
inside the front belt keeper.
• Reinstall drive cover.
• Reattach cable to rear transmission and reattach return
spring to rear insert / rear transmission belt keeper.
• Reinstall rear insert.
• Reinstall the blade. See instructions in the section
”Replacing the blades”.
• Tighten spark plug.
MAINTENANCE