Poulan 271490 User Manual

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With Parking Brake “Engaged”

TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an ad just able
brake system which is mounted on the
right side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires more than six (6) feet
stopping distance at high speed in high-
est gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be ad just ed.
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal and en-

gage parking brake.

2. Measure distance between brake oper-

ating arm and nut “A” on brake rod.

3. If distance is other than 1-1/2", loos en

jam nut and turn nut “A” until dis tance
becomes 1-1/2". Retighten jam nut
against nut “A”.

4. Road test tractor for proper stopping

distance as stated above. Readjust if
necessary. If stopping distance is still
greater than six (6) feet in high est gear,
further maintenance is nec es sary.
Contact an authorized service center/
department.

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Mandrel
Pulley

Retainer
Spring

R.H. Suspension
Arm

Mandrel
Pulley

3. Roll belt off engine pulley.
4. Disconnect R.H. suspension arm from

rear deck brack et by removing retainer
spring.

5. Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and

idler pulleys.

6. Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Work new belt around both mandrel

pulleys and idler pulleys.

2. Install new belt into engine pulley

grove.

3. Reconnect R.H. suspension arm and

secure with retainer spring.

4. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves

and inside all belt guides.

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. En gage
parking brake. For as sis tance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom side
of left footrest.

BELT REMOVAL -
1. Remove mower (See “TO RE MOVE

MOWER” in this section of manual).

NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt
and position of all belt guides and keepers.
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and

clutching idler.

3. Remove belt downward from around

en gine pulley.

4. Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor.

Remove belt upwards from transaxle
pulley by de fl ect ing belt keepers.

5. Remove belt from center span keeper

and pull belt away from tractor.

BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Carefully work new belt down be tween

transaxle belt keepers and onto the
input pulley.

2. Slide belt into the center span keeper.
3. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll

around the top groove of engine pulley.

4. Install belt through stationary idler and

clutch ing idler.

5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves

and in side all belt guides and keep ers.

6. Install mower (See “TO IN STALL

MOWER” in this sec tion of manual).

Center Span
Keeper

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Transaxle
Pulley

Stationary
Idler

Clutching
Idler

Engine
Pulley

1-1/2"

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Jam Nut

Operating
Arm

Nut “A”