Cub Cadet CLT-538 - Manual (Page 22)

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All belts on your tractor are subject to wear and should
be replaced if any signs of wear are present.
IMPORTANT: The V-belts found on your tractor are
specially designed to engage and disengage safely. A
substitute (non-OEM) V-belt can be dangerous by not
disengaging completely. For a proper working machine,
use factory approved belts.
To change or replace the deck belt on your tractor,
proceed as follows:
• Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
• Remove the belt guards by removing the self-
tapping screws that fasten them to the deck.
• Remove the belt keeper rod from around the
engine pulley.
• Insert a 3/8”-drive ratchet wrench (set to loosen)
into the square hole found in the idler bracket on
the left side of the deck’s surface. See Figure 19.
• Grasp the ratchet’s handle and pivot it toward the
front of the tractor to relieve tension on the belt.
• With belt tension relieved, carefully remove the
belt from around the left-hand spindle pulley.
Figure 19
IMPORTANT: Carefully allow the ratchet to pivot
rearward before removing it from the square hole.
• Remove the deck belt from around all pulleys,
including the deck idler pulley.
• Route the new belts (deck belt first).
• Remount the belt guards removed earlier.
Figure 20
3/8” Square Hole
Idler Bracket
Belt Guard
Right Hand Pulley
Deck Idler Pulleys
(beneath belt guard)
Engine Pulley
Idler Bracket
Left Hand Pulley
(beneath belt guard)