Replacing a belt on a Murray riding
lawn mower is easy.
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| By BR CC Lic. |
You will read in detailed
instruction in this article on how to remove your Murray riding lawn mower
drive belt. You will be provided with a complete diagram for your Murray riding
mower.
Do not worry the part that are described in the article you can see on
the diagram so it makes it easy to identify the parts.
Remove housing by disengaging the
blade. Remove the wheels located on the housing. Known as the gauge wheels.
Shift the lift leveler to the level
position. Pull hair pins and the washers off the adjuster arms. On the
suspension links you will see that there is hair pins and washers remove them.
Take off the extension spring from
blade control rod. Take off the front hanger from the axle support.
Remove old drive belt. Now move the
lift leveler up as far as it will go. This will create more space to work on
the belt.
Take off mid-idler pulley than the
spacer. Take off the V-idler pulley than the spacer. Take belt off pulley by
pulling the belt through the stack pulley going under the stack pulley. Then
back between stack pulley and the steering plate.
Take off access panel you will see 2
screws that attaches the steering shaft. Unscrew them both. Lift up the
steering wheel just enough to remove the belt.
Installing
New Murray Lawn Mower Belt
Position belt between the stack
pulley and the belt guides. Be sure the V side of the belt is on the pulley.
Now install belt on the top pulley of the stack pulley. Between the opening
push the belt between steering plate also through the engine plate.
Place the end of the belt on drive
pulley. Place belt around the V-idler pulley. Be sure the flat side of the belt
is on the idler pulley. Replace idler pulley and spacer with nut.
Reconnect idler spring. Put
mid-idler pulley back on.
How
to Replace the Murray Housing
Install lawn mower belt with the V
side of the lawn mower belt against your stack pulley. Always make sure the
belt is not twisted.
Mount front hanger on the axle
support with hanger rod. Replace your washers and hair pin. Be sure lawn mower
belt is between the stack pulley also the two belt guides. Reattach suspension
links on lifter assembly replace washers and hair pins.
Replace right and left adjust arms
to suspension brackets. Replace washers and hair pins. Reattach extension
spring to the blade control rod. Engage blade.
Make sure the lawn mower belt is
inside belt guides. Make sure the lawn mower housing is level. Replace your
gauge wheels.
Adjust blade rotation control. See
instruction on diagram.
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