14AT809H766 with the vari-drive system. *see attachment
I recently changed both drive belts with MTD p#'s and the mower drove as it should for about 5 minutes (I was so happy LoL) then the pedal went to the floor and the mower stopped moving again.
I checked all pulleys/ "throttle" linkage/ etc and it seemed like the belt magically grew a few inches. If I pressed the "throttle" pedal hard enough, the belt would start smoking on the front crank pulley -almost like it was JUST tight enough to rub the pulley (and smoke) but, not hard enough to move the mower. I jacked the rear end off the ground and the wheels would turn but, not with them on the ground and loaded down.
After scratching my head and cursing a LOT I found this YouTube video that seems to be my exact same issue.
https://youtu.be/Ya_IYt-psGE
So, I plan on ordering the vari-drive pulley and going from there.
My question for you guys is, going by the image of the drive system I have attached, what all should I order along with the pulley to do it all at once. Diagram reference numbers are requested. *The pulley itself is #47.
TIA
I recently changed both drive belts with MTD p#'s and the mower drove as it should for about 5 minutes (I was so happy LoL) then the pedal went to the floor and the mower stopped moving again.
I checked all pulleys/ "throttle" linkage/ etc and it seemed like the belt magically grew a few inches. If I pressed the "throttle" pedal hard enough, the belt would start smoking on the front crank pulley -almost like it was JUST tight enough to rub the pulley (and smoke) but, not hard enough to move the mower. I jacked the rear end off the ground and the wheels would turn but, not with them on the ground and loaded down.
After scratching my head and cursing a LOT I found this YouTube video that seems to be my exact same issue.
https://youtu.be/Ya_IYt-psGE
So, I plan on ordering the vari-drive pulley and going from there.
My question for you guys is, going by the image of the drive system I have attached, what all should I order along with the pulley to do it all at once. Diagram reference numbers are requested. *The pulley itself is #47.
TIA