Cub Cadet 1000 SERIES Service Manual page 42

Series 1000 and 1500
23.8. Slip the crankshaft pulley down far enough to get
the belt off of the pulley, and remove the belt
from the crankshaft. See Figure 23.8.
Stamped Belt Guards
Figure 23.8
NOTE: Belt keepers that are part of the tractor
frame prevent the belt from being removed with-
out lowering the pulley.
NOTE: The pulley may be removed from the
crankshaft at the discretion of the technician.
• If there is a spacer above the pulley, the end with
the radiused inside edge mates with the radi-
used step on the crankshaft.
• If one end of the pulley has a radiused inside
edge, that is the end that mates with the radi-
used step on the crankshaft.
23.9. Carefully work the belt over the top of the cooling
fan on the transaxle, and remove it from the trac-
tor.
Figure 23.9
See Figure 23.9.
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23.10. The belt for the G.T. models of the 1500 Series
line is Kevlar wrapped. Substituting the poly-
wrapped belt used on the L.T. models is not rec-
ommended, but the Kevlar belt is an acceptable
premium upgrade for the L.T. tractors.
See Figure 23.10.
Kevlar wrapped belt
Figure 23.10
23.11. If the traction drive belt failed prematurely, iden-
tify the cause of it's demise before installing a
replacement. Check the condition of all of the
idler pulleys.
23.12. The fixed idler pulley can be removed from later
models using a single 1/2" wrench. The bolt that
holds the fixed idler to earlier models threads
into a 3/8" nut above the tractor frame. The bolt
can be removed from the nut using a pair of
9/16" wrenches without removing the fenders.
See Figure 23.12.
Fixed idler
Figure 23.12