30.8. Slip the crankshaft pulley down far enough to get
the belt off of the pulley, and remove the belt
from the crankshaft. See Figure 30.8.
Figure 30.8
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.
30.9. Carefully work the belt over the top of the cooling
fan on the transaxle, and remove it from the trac-
tor.
Figure 30.9
See Figure 30.9.
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30.10. 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 30.10.
Kevlar belt
Figure 30.10
30.11. 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.
30.12. 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 30.12.
Fixed
Idler
Figure 30.12
Series 1000 and 1500