Idler Pulley

Raised tractor and put it on jack stands. Took a lot of pictures. Removed drive belt from the main drive pulley. Dropped the deck to the ground. Took more pictures. Removed what was left of the Idler Pulley. Cleaned the deck and other pulley's and deck parts. Viewed eReplacement Parts diagram and assembled the Idler Pulley onto the deck. Put the deck back onto the tractor. Fired up the tractor and checked for proper operation. Everything worked fine (so far).

Remove lock nut and bent idler pulley and bent belt keeper replaced all with new parts put new belts on job finished

Removed the deck from the mower, replaced the assembly, put on new pulley put belt on, mounted mower deck back on mower.

I followed the instructions on the video by ereplacement after identifying the fact one of my deck pulleys bearing was no longer turning properly.
1. Remove deck pins
2. Release belt (which was missing in my case) and take the deck from under the tractor.
3. Loosen the bolt nut from the top of the pulley to remove (socket on top, box wrench under- neath
4. Remove the washer, and pulley, bearing housing, then replace with the new pulley and bearing housing. Hint: put the belt around the pulley before replacing the pulley on the bolt so that they fit into the pulley guard housing, otherwise you will have to loosen it again to put the new belt on.
5. Tighten the nut back on the pulley bolt, check to make sure it is flat and turns easily.
6. Loosen the other pulley and place belt around pulley circuit per deck requirements, of the mower.
7. Re-install the deck to the tractor.

Lowered Deck
Removed belt covers
loosened/removed idler pulleys
removed old belt
removed blades
removed blade spindle and replaced
replaced parts in reverse order.

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1. Removed mower deck. 2. Removed bad pulleys. 3. Installed new pulleys 4. Removed dull and damaged blades 5. Replaced with new blades 6. Put mower deck back on. Hardest part of job was putting drive belts back in place.

Thanks to Replacement Parts, I received my parts within a couple days, and I might add I received the exact parts I ordered. I'm back on the road again lol. Thanks

Remove the main belt.
Drop the deck.
Slide it out from beneath the mower.
Replace the bolt, washer, thru the shaft and tighten the nut.
Reinstall the deck and belt and hop on.

1. Lowered mower deck
2. Removed pulley attach bolt using air ratchet on bolt head and box end wrench on nut (a regular
ratchet can be used instead)
3. Installed replacement pulley in reverse order
4. Raised mower deck
5. Checked mower operation

1. removed the cutting deck from the tractor
2. lifted the deck on one side and took off the idle pulleys
3. Replace the new idle pulleys
4. put back the cutting deck on the tractor
5. tested the cutting blades for noise and any ruff sound