Is there a way to replace the pump belt (not the drive belt) on a bad boy zero turn 60" ZT with Kohler engine without disassembling half the mower?
Thanks for the heads up on releasing the tension on the belt and the grease fittings. I had to replace the tension arm last year so I am good with that. The problem I am having is, I have the new belt, and after some thought figured out how to get the new belt over the drive belt and up into positon to put on the 4 pulleys that it rides on. The problem is the that the two pulleys with fan blades on them are connected by drive shafts to the hydraulic system below them and above the pulley there is only about 1/4" between the top lip of the pulley's and the metal deck of the mower. Not enough room to slide the new belt over the pulleys and into position. Is there a simple way to get that belt over those two pulleys. The belt I took off was starting to shred, it had already popped off, and I had to cut it to get it off.
There should be enough room if you lower the mower deck as low as it will go. Have you tried to do that?
Talked to Bad Boy repair shop. They said you have to turn the belt sideways and it should slip over the pulley's. The tech in the shop said it wasn't as easy as the guy at the desk made it out to be. You have to be able to get under the mower on the motor end with room to work. Take the belt up to one of the pulley's and work it back and forth on the top of the pulley until it slides over the top. One of them is worse than the other, once you get the bad one done the other is much easier. No wonder there is no you tube video on how to do this one! At least I got some extra advice as well on replacing the Hydraulic fluid on how to speed up the process so that doesn't take so long. And my mower is back up and cutting grass again.
Thanks guys
Talked to Bad Boy repair shop. They said you have to turn the belt sideways and it should slip over the pulley's. The tech in the shop said it wasn't as easy as the guy at the desk made it out to be. You have to be able to get under the mower on the motor end with room to work. Take the belt up to one of the pulley's and work it back and forth on the top of the pulley until it slides over the top. One of them is worse than the other, once you get the bad one done the other is much easier. No wonder there is no you tube video on how to do this one! At least I got some extra advice as well on replacing the Hydraulic fluid on how to speed up the process so that doesn't take so long. And my mower is back up and cutting grass again.
Thanks guys