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Service and adjustments – Poulan Pro PO17542LT LAWN TRACTOR User Manual

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

Fig. 21

TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 21)

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 -

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.

Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.

Remove belt downward from around en gine pulley.

Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor. Remove belt
upwards from transaxle pulley by de flect ing belt keep-
ers.

Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt
away from tractor.

BELT INSTALLATION -

Carefully work new belt down be tween transaxle belt
keepers and onto the input pulley.

Slide belt into the center span keeper.

Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll around the top
groove of engine pulley.

• Install belt through stationary idler and clutch

ing

idler.

Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and in side all
belt guides and keep ers.

Install mower (See “TO IN STALL MOWER” in this sec-
tion of manual).

Fig. 20

TRANSAXLE
PULLEY

STA TION ARY
IDLER

CLUTCHING
IDLER

ENGINE
PULLEY

CENTER SPAN
KEEPER

TO CHECK BRAKE

If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest
speed in high est gear on a level, dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be serviced.

You may also check brake by:

1. Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or paved surface,

depress clutch/brake pedal all the way down and en-
gage parking brake.

2. Place gear shift lever in neutral (N) position.

The rear wheels must lock and skid when you try to manu-
ally push the tractor forward. If the rear wheels rotate, then
the brake needs to be serviced. Contact a qualified service
center.

TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 20)

The mower blade drive belt may be replaced without tools.
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake.

BELT REMOVAL -

Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” po si tion.

• Move

at

tach ment lift lever forward to lower mower to

its lowest position.

Roll belt off engine pulley.

Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and idler pulleys.

Pull belt away from mower.

BELT INSTALLATION -

Work new belt around both mandrel pulleys and idler
pulleys.

Install new belt into engine pulley groove.

Make sure belt is inside the belt keeper at the idler and
on both sides of the wire belt keeper as shown.

IMPORTANT: CHECK BELT FOR PROPER ROUTING IN ALL
MOWER PULLEY GROOVES.

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IDLER PUL LEYS

MANDREL
PULLEY