Poulan Pro PO14538LT LAWN TRACTOR - Manual (Page 18)

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
Fig. 14
WARNING: TO AVOID SE RI OUS IN JU RY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
• Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
• Place gearshift lever in neutral position.
• Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
• Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.
• Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 14)
Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of tractor.
• Place attachment clutch in “DIS EN GAGED” position.
• Move attachment lift lever forward to low er mower to
its lowest po si tion.
• Roll belt off engine pulley.
•
Remove small retainer spring, and remove clutch spring
off pulley bolt.
• Remove large retainer spring, slide col lar off and push
housing guide out of brack et.
• Disconnect anti-swaybar from chas sis bracket by re-
mov ing re tain er spring.
• Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs.
• Disconnect front links from deck by re mov ing retainer
springs.
• Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER
DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRAC TOR, REMOVE
THE FRONT LINKS AND HOOK THE CLUTCH SPRING INTO
SQUARE HOLE IN FRAME.
TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 14)
• Raise attachment lift lever to its high est position.
•
Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right
side of tractor.
• Lower lift lever to its lowest po si tion.
• Connect front links to mower deck and secure with
retainer springs..
• Connect suspension arms to rear deck brackets and
secure with retainer springs.
• Connect anti-swaybar to chassis bracket and secure
with retainer spring.
• Push clutch cable housing guide into bracket, slide
collar onto guide and secure with large retainer spring.
• Place flat washer and clutch spring on idler pulley bolt
and secure with small retainer spring.
• Make sure belt is inside the belt keeper at the idler and
on both sides of the wire belt keeper as shown.
• Install belt onto engine pulley.
IMPORTANT: CHECK BELT FOR PROPER ROUTING IN ALL
MOWER PULLEY GROOVES.
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SUSPENSION ARMS
RETAINER SPRINGS
(BOTH SIDES)
RETAINER SPRING
ANTI-SWAY BAR
HOUSING GUIDE
FRONT LINK
COLLAR
ENGINE PULLEY
LARGE
RETAINER
SPRING CLUTCH SPRING
BRACKET
SQUARE HOLE
DEFLECTOR SHIELD
SMALL RETAINER SPRING
CLUTCH SPRING
FLAT WASHER
BELT KEEPER
WIRE BELT KEEPER