Idler Pulley

1. Pulled the mower deck out.
2. Removed the old pulley.
3. Replaced with the new pulley.
4. Hooked the mower deck back up.

Remove the damaged pulley then replaced tension pulleys

Unbolted the two idler pullys and bolted the new ones up and put the belt back on.

1. Removed old deck
2. Looked up all the parts I would need by using the Internet and ordered
3. Went to the hardware store several times to get more tools
4. Everything re-assembled relatively easily.
5. Mower in working condition again and mowing nicely

i had to pull the deck off and drill out the broken bolt. i cleaned the deck underneath and replaced two pulleys and the belt, reinstalled the deck.

Removed deck from mower
Took covers of other pulleys and checked drive belt for damage-none found-using a socket and a 14 mm wrench I removed the remains of the sealed barring replaced it with the new I ordered from ereplacement parts.com which fit perfectly. Adjusted and replaced my deck onto mower. The mower is a Toro 42in zero turn timecutter. The mower is approximately 15-16 y/o.

Removed all melted parts and ordered new and now reinstalling it

1. Raised mower with floor jack
2. Removed belt covers on deck
3. Removed belt
4. Removed blades with a 14mm socket and holding blade with a gloved hand
5. Lowered deck and used 14mm socket and wrench to remove pulleys
6. Installed new pulleys and tightened bolts
7. Installed belt
8. Replaced both belt covers on deck
9. Raised deck
10. Installed blades and stiffeners using impact and holding blades with a gloved hand
11. Test drove that Tonka toy

Removed retention bolt and old bearing from mower deck and replaced pulley (with bearing) and bolt. Did not need to remove belt, tensioner was not that difficult to overcome.

Lowered the mower deck to access the idler pulley. I used the ratcheting strap to remove the tension spring to release V-belt tension. Removed old idler pulley, cleaned the area, then put the new one in place. Installed the bolt and tightened. Used the ratchet strap the reinstall the V-belt tension spring.
Raised the deck and drove the mower onto ramps. Use a short piece of 2x4 to hold blade still when I used a socket to remove the blade bolts. Cleaned the bolts and area around the spindles. Installed the new blades and bolted them in. Used the 2x4 to hold the blades when I tightened the bolts.
The other pulley and V-belt are spares.
Easy job if you have the tools.
Jim