Thanks, Chris. I "think" the idler pulley was solid, but the next time I'm under there, I'll check it. Haven't cribbed the mower back up yet. I do know that the right side is missing a few fan blades.............and the left side may also.........not sure. Haven't looked at any videos on how...
Is there some kind of bolt on the Cub Cadet that's supposed to keep the belt from jumping off the drive pully ? I thought I heard reference to something like that on one of the videos I watched trying to figure out how to fix this problem and now I can't find it again. Am I nuts or is there a...
Oops! Celebrated too quickly, I think. I just mowed for an hour and just as I was finishing up, the belt came off again. That's puzzling !!! Didn't hit a large stick, tree stump or anything like that. It was on very smooth ground when it happened. Any thoughts from the gallery ??? Guess...
Well, it's a done deal. Finished and just mowed my yard. Don't own an impact wrench, but I was able to get the nut off the bottom of the transmission using a "cheater" on my 8" ratchet wrench. Wasn't a difficult job at all.............just didn't really know what I was doing and really hate...
Continuation: Mower is up and I find the belt is intact but off the right side pully. Getting ready to drop the transmission and have pulled the motor shroud off but can't figure out how to get the plastic cover off the flywheel ????? I need to get a wrench on the top nut to unscrew the nut...