Repairs John Deere hydro 165- goes forward in reverse gear

[193234]

I had to change the drive belt on my 165 and now it goes forward when in reverse and reverse in forward. Linkage looks to be installed correctly. How do I fix this?

 

[reynoldston]

It sure sounds to me like you installed your belt wrong. I believe that is the belt that it is installed and you have a haft of a twist in the belt to install it on the driven pulley. You must have it twisted wrong.

 

[193234]

Thanks for the reply. That is what I thought also, even though it looks correct. Do you know if there is a diagram of the belt installation that I can get? I have the technical manual, but that doesn't say anything about a twist and the picture isn't exactly what mine looks like.

 

[reynoldston]

How I know about it is I had to install one in my shop this pass spring. The customers belt had broken and as I recalled I found something on the internet. As I also recalled it was a bear of a job to install and it seemed like I had to disconnect some steering linkage. The job was early spring and my memory isn't that good anymore.

 

[BBO]

I had to change the drive belt on my 165 and now it goes forward when in reverse and reverse in forward. Linkage looks to be installed correctly. How do I fix this?

See if this helps...
http://www.justanswer.com/small-engine/3s8ik-john-deerexxxxx-belt-broke-off.html