MTD workshop manual.

[eggsarascal]

The belt when slack:

 

[eggsarascal]

To the other side of the mower, there's an "L"shaped bracket holding. A spring, nice and tight, mysterious second hole but a bit far from the loose spring.

 

 

Any chance there should be another such handy bracket bolted to the convenient hole the other spring seems to have been put to?

 

Hmmm. Eggs is flummoxed, mrs eggs posted all these, thanks mrs eggs. She's got the patience.

[eggsarascal]

And this is under the seat:

 

 

Any help?

[GardenKit]

It fits to the tensioner pulley arm one end and into a hole in the red cargo pan on the other.

[eggsarascal]

It fits to the tensioner pulley arm one end and into a hole in the red cargo pan on the other.

 

Thanks Barrie, is this just a case of changing the spring? If so I will do them all at the same time as I do the belts.

[GardenKit]

Thanks Barrie, is this just a case of changing the spring? If so I will do them all at the same time as I do the belts.

If the spring is broken then, yes it will need replacing. That particular belt should always be tight, under the spring tension. The longer one above it will slacken when the pedal is in the up position.

 

Only use genuine belts as they are the only ones that last, and even they do not last long on this model. The length of the variator belt is crucial. The trouble with MTD belts is not the quality, its the cost.

 

Pay particle attention to the positioning of springs and tension pullies when replacing the belts and watch out for the vertical retaining bars on the engine pulley. Take plenty of pics to make sure you have a reference for reassembly.

[eggsarascal]

If the spring is broken then, yes it will need replacing. That particular belt should always be tight, under the spring tension. The longer one above it will slacken when the pedal is in the up position.

 

Only use genuine belts as they are the only ones that last, and even they do not last long on this model. The length of the variator belt is crucial. The trouble with MTD belts is not the quality, its the cost.

 

Pay particle attention to the positioning of springs and tension pullies when replacing the belts and watch out for the vertical retaining bars on the engine pulley. Take plenty of pics to make sure you have a reference for reassembly.

 

The spring doesn't seem to be broken or stretched. Yet it doesn't hold the pulley in the right position when it is linked to the pulley tensioner and the under side of the load area:confused1:.

 

Genuine belts ain't cheap!....I've got all four ordered and ready to be collected in the morning........should be up and running in the afternoon.

[GardenKit]

The spring doesn't seem to be broken or stretched. Yet it doesn't hold the pulley in the right position when it is linked to the pulley tensioner and the under side of the load area:confused1:.

 

Genuine belts ain't cheap!....I've got all four ordered and ready to be collected in the morning........should be up and running in the afternoon.

Reckon you must have found the wrong hole then!

 

I can't describe where the hole is and I don't have a 404 in at present to take a pic. Jusg know its a bit of a job to see the right hole. I think its a bit slotted but can't remember for sure.

 

You should be able to identify the right hole by a shiny wear area where the spring fitted.

[WelshMan]

I don't know if anything here is of any use, but it might be worth a look:

 

Professional Shop Manuals

[eggsarascal]

I don't know if anything here is of any use, but it might be worth a look:

 

Professional Shop Manuals

 

I'll give it a look welshman:thumbup1: