Snapper Lawn Tractor Hydrostatic Drive Electric Clutch Series G ...

Section 4 - ADJUSTMENT & REPAIRWARNINGDO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance orservice with the engine or blades running. STOPblades. STOP engine. Set brake. Remove key.Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and securewire away from spark plug. Engine and componentscan be extremely hot. Avoid burns by allowing engineand components sufficient time to cool.4.4.7. TRACTION DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT42” Mower Deck Removal(Continued From Previous Page)RIGHT REARTRACTORFRAMEFIGURE 4.22DISCONNECT SPRINGFROM FRAME8. Remove hair pin and flat washer from rear deckhanger bracket on both sides of tractor.9. Make note of hole used in sector plates.10. Slide sector plates off of rear deck hangerbrackets. See Figure 4.21.11. Slide deck from underneath machine.SECTOR PLATESSTATIONARYIDLERPULLEYSTRANSMISSIONPULLEYENGINEPULLEYLOOSENIDLERNUTSTENSIONIDLERVIEW FROM UNDERNEATH TRACTORFIGURE 4.23DRIVE BELTTRANSMISSIONPULLEYREAR DECKHANGER BRACKETS42” DECK SHOWNFIGURE 4.21REMOVE HAIR PIN& WASHER12. Disconnect traction belt idler pulley spring fromtractor frame. See Figure 4.22.13. Loosen mounting nuts on traction drive belttension and stationary idlers just enough to allow beltto clear belt guides. See Figure 4.23.14. Remove traction drive belt from engine pulley topgroove. Remove belt from transmission pulley.15. Remove traction drive belt.Traction drive belt replacement1. Place new traction drive belt over transmissionpulley and span to engine pulley.2. Place belt into top groove of engine pulley.3. Route belt through stationary and tension idlers.See Figure 4.24.4. Make certain belt is within belt guides of idlers.5. Reattach tension idler spring to tractor frame.TENSIONIDLERSTATIONARYIDLERSTATIONARY IDLERBRACKETBELT GUIDESTATIONARY IDLERFIGURE 4.24NOTE: When installing a new belt, make certain thestationary idler is mounted in the hole closest to the lefthand side of the tractor.6. Reinstall mower deck in reverse order of removal.25