Cub Cadet 33" Wide Area - Manual (Page 25)

CUTTING DECK AND LIFT SHAFT
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4. Slide the belt off of the left side spindle.
5. Back the jam nut on the idler stop bolt to the
head of the bolt. See Figure 4.16.
6. Insert a 3/8” ratchet or breaker bar into the
square hole in the idler bracket. Swing the idler
pulley away from the timing belt, pushing in the
idler stop bolt, using the ratchet for leverage.
See Figure 4.17.
Figure 4.16
Idler Stop Bolt
Figure 4.17
3/8” breaker bar
7. With the tension relieved slip the timing belt off
of the pulleys.
8. To install the timing belt turn the blades 90 o
apart. See Figure 4.18.
NOTE: Failure to time the blades will result in
the blades hitting each other.
9. The timing marks will line up with the blades and
would need to be 90
o apart. See Figure 4.19.
NOTE: The timing marks on the blade pulleys
have been shown in white for clarity.
Figure 4.18
90
o
Figure 4.19
Blade
Timing Marks