Electrolux AG22H42STA User Manual

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Do Not touch this nut. If further brake
ad just ment is necessary contact an authorized
service center/department.

Jam Nut

Operating
Arm

Nut “A”

With Parking Brake “Engaged”

1-9/16”

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. Disengage transmission by placing

freewheel control in “transmission dis-
engaged” position. Pull freewheel con-
trol out and into the slot and release so
it is held in the disengaged 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 engage parking brake.

2. Measure distance between brake oper-

ating arm and nut “A” on brake rod.

3. If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen

jam nut and turn nut “A” until distance
becomes 1-9/16". Retighten jam nut
against nut “A”.

4. Engage transmission by placing

free wheel control in “trans mis sion
en gaged” position.

5. 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 our
authorized service center/department.

023

Mandrel
Pulley

Idler Pulleys

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.

Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission input pulley and over
cooling fan blades.

5. Remove belt from center span keeper

and pull belt away from tractor.

BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Carefully work new belt down around

transmission cooling fan 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).