Poulan 271190 User Manual

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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).

Idler
Pulleys

With parking brake “Engaged”

1-1/2"

00238

Jam Nut

Operating Arm

Nut “A”

TO CHECK AND 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 fi ve (5) feet to
stop at highest speed in high est gear on a
level, dry concrete or paved surface, then
brake must be checked and ad just ed.

TO CHECK BRAKE
1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or

paved surface, depress clutch/brake
pedal all the way down and engage
parking brake.

2. Place gear shift lever in neutral (N)

position.

The rear wheels must lock and skid when
you try to manually push the tractor for-
ward. If the rear wheels rotate, the brake
needs to be adjusted or the pads need to
be replaced.

TO ADJUST BRAKE
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal all the way

down and en gage parking brake.

2. Measure distance between brake op er -

at ing 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". Re tight en jam nut
against nut “A”.

4. Road test tractor for proper stopping

distance as stated above. Readjust
if nec es sary. If stopping distance is
still greater than fi ve (5) feet in high est
gear, further main te nance is nec-
es sary. Replace brake pads or contact
a or other qualifi ed service center/
department.

Engine
Pulley