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I also noticed the belt guard was in the wrong hole. There are two holes close together on the frame and last time I took off the deck I must have put it back in the wrong hole (I had to chuckle after writing that) I looked at the parts diagram and stuck it in the hole it showed on the chart...

Great news folks, hallelujah I think I got it fixed! I put the MTD OEM exact fit on the top and it will pull any hill in any gear now. So now that I got that fixed i noticed another problem crop up. The deck is making a funny noise and smoking. I noticed the stabilizer bar is not fully down in...

I will do that. I learned a lot from this. Thanks for all the help. ;)

I can't remember if the bottom belt is factory or not. I got them from Lowes many years ago so they should have been. I ordered an exact fit MTD OEM top belt and will put it on and see what happens. If that don't work I'll go with the OEM bottom belt. Then if that still don't fix it I'm out of...

I'm thinking that's it too. I should have got the factory right from the start. Lesson learned!

Also does anyone know what size what main pulley nut is? I forgot to even look when I tightened it back up with my deep well impact.. I'm going to try and get a shorter socket to fit under that cross bar if I have to replace that belt.

Well I tightened the pulley nut with the impact and reinstalled with a new upper belt. The old one was pretty worn out looking. The lower belt was in good shape so I didn't replace it. The variator moves freely up and down. I noticed the new belt looks just a tad bit bigger in diameter. I also...

I don't understand why the thickness on them hub stars is so thin. They should be like the blade stars!

Yea I think I'm going to just drop the tranny so I can get a good look at it.. I need to get my impact wrench on that nut. I can't get it in there mounted up because a crossbar prevents me from getting a socket on it. I stuck a screwdriver in one of them pulley holes and turned it with a...

I found out what the problem was. That nut holding the main pulley down came loose. I tried tightening it up and it ran better but still won't pull a slope. I'm thinking that hub mount is stripped and I need another one. Any idea how I replace that? Can I do it from the top or will I have to...

So you mean vertically straight up and down? It moves forward and backward when I depress the brake. I looked at all the pulleys and they are all moving when I engage the gears. I don't know what else it could be. It just loses momentum when I go up a slope. It don't even have to be a steep...

I can't remember it was so long ago. I had Lowes order me the belts for it. Think it would be worth it just to change them again? When you say does the variable speed pulley move freely up and down I'm not sure what you mean.

I have a Yardman 13.5HP 38" cut. Model 13AC762F755. The transmission doesn't have power. It will move sometimes on flat level ground but when I get to a slope it slows down and stops. If I get off, it moves again and seems normal. The belts are not that old. I replaced the original belts and the...

I already ordered a new one off ebay. They not that expensive. I was watching you tube and it does look pretty straight forward as long as I don't break the bolts off. They look rusty. Thanks for all the suggestions!

That's what I was afraid of. Are they easy to replace? I never done that before.