Weed Eater 960180001 Manual Do Serviço

Park the tractor on level surface.  En gage parking brake.  

For as sis tance, there is a belt installation guide decal on 

bottom side of left footrest.
BELT REMOVAL -

•  Remove mower (See “TO RE MOVE MOWER” in this 

section of manual).

NOTE: Observe entire motion drive belt and position of all 

belt guides and keepers.
•  Remove belt from stationary idler and clutching idler.
•  Remove belt downward from around en gine pulley.
•  Pull belt slack toward rear of trac tor. Remove belt up-

wards from transaxle pulley by de flect ing belt keep ers.

•  Remove belt from center span keeper and pull belt 

away from tractor.

BELT INSTALLATION -

•  Carefully work new belt down be tween transaxle belt 

keepers and onto the input pulley.

•  Slide belt into the center span keeper.
•  Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll around the top 

groove of engine pulley.

•  Install belt through stationary idler and clutch ing idler.
•  Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and in side all 

belt guides and keep ers.

•  Install mower (See “TO IN STALL MOWER” in this 

sec tion of manual).

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The transaxle should be in neutral when the gear shift lever 

is in neutral (lock gate) position. The adjustment is preset 

at the factory; however, if adjustment is needed, proceed 

as follows:
•  Make sure transaxle is in neutral.

NOTE: When the tractor rear wheels move freely, the 

transaxle is in neutral.

• 

Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel.

•  Position the gear shift lever in the neutral position.

•  Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE:  If additional clearance is needed to get to ad just ment 

bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.

If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest 

speed in high est gear on a level, dry concrete or paved 

surface, then brake must be serviced.
You may also check brake by:
1.  Park tractor on a level, dry concrete or paved surface, 

depress clutch/brake pedal all the way down and en-

gage parking brake.

2.  Place gear shift lever in neutral position.
The rear wheels must lock and skid when you try to manu-

ally push the tractor forward. If the rear wheels rotate, then 

the brake needs to be serviced. Contact a Sears or other 

qualified service center.