How do you put deck belt on 1525 cub cadet?

Answer 1

call the man aunt bee,just call the man.A real pain in the @#$.I have worked on my own equipment for years.this is one of those let someone else fight it.If you decide you must send the wife and kids away,you will use words they will not want to hear.first remove pto clutch with impact wrench,hope you don't snap bolt.I did.day 2 remove broken bolt.send family away again.pull pulley down 2 inches.NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.DAY 3 send family away again.Remove the 4 bolts holding engine block,yes i said pull engine.you will need to remove exhaust bolts. thread belt first over rear fan the to engine ,tilt engine forward install belt cuss cub cadet engineer's .rehook every thing.welcome family back home drink a beer.

Answer 2

Replacing belt and putting an intact belt back on the pulley's differs. Scroll down to see incact belt and belt pattern. The belt pattern (viewed from above) looks like a 3 toe footprint with the toes pointing toward the front of the tractor. Replacing the belt: Lower the cutting deck to it's lowest (#1) position. At the front of the mower deck there are two large rods (one on each side) going to a plate at the front of the tractor, between the front wheels. Loosen the REAR nuts (only the rear nuts, the front nuts mark how far to retighten at the end) all the way until the nuts are at the end of the threaded part of the rods. At the rear of the mower deck there is a linch pin on each side attaching the mower deck to a bar attached to a cable. Pull both linch pins out (disconnecting the mower deck and bar) and angle the pin slightly so they don't go back in the hole. Now move the mower deck forward. Note that the afore mentioned bar you loosened goes into slots at the front of the mower deck. Put the new belt around the back pulley (#6 on schematic below). next around the two outside pulleys (#2 & # 5) (attached to blades). The cable now goes from rear to forward between the two center pulleys (between #3 & # 4) and then up to the front pulley (#1). Make sure the rod is in the slots at the front of the mower deck. Reattach the linch pins to the bar with a cable at the rear of the mower deck (this takes some effort). Then tighten the nuts on the threaded rods. Front x1x x x x x x x x x x2x x x x5x x x x x x x x x3x x x x x x x x x x4x x x x x x x6x Rear Intact belt back on pulleys: Lower the cutting deck to it's lowest (#1) position. Free the belt where ever it is trapped under pulleys. Take the belt off the front pulley (#1 in above schematic) to provide slack...put the belt back on all the rear pulleys. On each side of the mower deck there are large threaded rods that go to a cross bar between the front wheels. Loosed the FRONT nuts ~1-2 inches (only the front, the rear nuts mark how much you need to tighen the deck at the end). This is a 3/4 inch wrench on my model 1525. Placing the belt over the front pulley is easier with 2 people. One reaches in from the right side and pulls the center pulley forward (the are 2 center pulleys, you need to pull the right side one forward, #4 on the above schematic). The second person on the other side of the mower can now easily put the belt over the front pulley. Check to be sure the belt is now around all pulley's. Tighten the front nuts firmly, this tightens the belt to the proper tension (if you moved the rear nuts, look for dirty vs clean threads to get them back to their correct position). Check to be sure there are not obstacles wedged between the mover decking and the blades. You are done.

Answer 3

there are two silver pull levers on the sides of the deck just under the foot rests. pull those out.. this will disengage the deck from the height lever... also remove the springs attached... you do this by unclipping the two silver rods connected at the rear of the tractor near the transmission... after doing so, push the deck forward, to remove it from the front hinge.. then wiggle the deck out. once you have access to the deck, unscrew the 4 screws on the two side plates (2 screws holding each on) dont forget to disengage the rod tension sitting next to the one plate... then you have clear access to the belt.. remove the old.. install new.. done

Answer 4

well, the book says disconnect wire to electric clutch, but tha looks to be a bi___ so i just took it off, with impact of coarse and strapped up with bungie cord. then book says remove the pulley, let me know how that works for ya. if its 3 years old there aint no way without destroying the pulley to remove it unless you remove the motor. i bent the three tangs on the frame that prevent the belt from going off or on the pulley and still didnt have enough room. got in there with an air chisel to give me more room and just about ruined the pull. figured out id have to cut the pulley off and whille i had my die grinder with the cut off wheel, i managed to smooth out the pulley on the inside, a small piece is missing, but i dont see it as a problem. then i thought stead of cutting off the pulley, i just cut out enough of the frame to give me enough room to replace the belt. you definitely need to have at least the front jacked up on stands. i had the whole thing up about 2 feet

if you are opposed to saying the f word, dont even start

Answer 5

Please refer to your owners manual for information like this. Your very light duty Cub Cadet LT series is manufactured by MTD and likely was sold at a big box store. If you have misplaced your manual, visit Cub Cadets website and download the manual for your tractor. Alternately, you could simply call your local Cub dealer, they may or may not help if it was purchased at a box store.