My 2001 61" Turf Tiger broke the Hydro Drive belt tonight...I also need some help to replace the hydro drive belt. Am I correct that I will need to remove the anti-rotate bar, unplug the clutch wire, then take off the blade drive belt. Is there a way to not have to take off the drive belt? At this point I don't see a way. This is the first belt I have changed since I acquired the mower in 2003. My guess is there are plenty of people who have done this... Let me know what you think... I would really appreciate it..
Well, Job Done. I guess I was a little disappointed by the dealer cost of the v-belt...$34.50 for a small belt that I would have thought should have been more like $10. But that is what it is....
So the job tasks were mentioned in another post were pretty complete.
but some helpful hints for others:
(1) unplug the clutch connection... was kind of hard, but there is a tab on the widest part of the connection that if you pry up and pull, it might be helpful to use a small screw driver, but I was able to work it loose without any tools.
(2)The Anti-rotation bar came off, no Problems remove the wire clip
(3) the Spring that holds tension on the clutch drive was hard to remove. Mainly because I didn't notice the 1/2" drive square hole on the idler pulley bracket. But a set of vice grips and pulling on the spring itself, provided enough force to pull the spring off.
(4) Now ready to put the belt on.. Went on pretty much as expected, It was about then I noticed the 1/2" drive square hole... I put a small cheater on my ratchet with a small extension. and that allowed me to hold everything and to get enough slack to get the belt on.
.... So the fellow that says he could do it in 5 minutes had done it a couple of times. But was probably not far off. Took longer to get the tools and put them back up than to do the job. Sounds about right for a lot of jobs. Thanks for everyones help!!
