Cub Cadet 33" Wide Area - Manual (Page 10)

Drive system
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5. Slip the belt past the belt guide and work the belt
off of the remaining pulleys.
IMPORTANT: Before installing a new belt, it
must be turned inside out to route the belt prop-
erly.
6. Install the belt following the above steps in
reverse order. For belt routing See Figure 3.4.
7. Install the drive cable by following the above
steps in reverse order.
8. Test run the mower before returning it to service.
Drive Cable
A cable is used to pull the idler pulley to engage the
transmission driving the wheels. This puts tension on
the drive belt allowing it to turn the transmission pulley.
This cable is not adjustable.
To replace the drive cable:
1. Unhook the top Z-fitting from the drive engage-
ment lever. See Figure 3.5.
2. Remove the cable from the cable bracket on the
handle bar using two 1/2” wrenches. Remove
the nut then slide the cable out through the slot
in the bracket. See Figure 3.6.
Figure 3.4
Transaxle
Engine Pulley
Pulley
Drive
belt
Figure 3.5
Drive cable
Drive engagement cable
Figure 3.6
Drive cable