How to replace cub cadet drive belt without taking off mower deck 

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agreed

it should be 78

I found the way, for those that have same problem. You need to wedge a long screwdriver down through the top to wedge the sprinkling apparatus in a way that it can’t keep spinning.

Take both spark plugs out stick a rope down in the hole so it stops the Piston then you can take the bolt out

Thanks @@joshwhitley1632

Lol thank you

I luagh Everytime to lol.

Yeah and with the rain we've been getting it seems like I'm owing three times a week so I'm sure I'll be doing these repairs soon again certainly could use more subscribers every time I fix something on this mower I try to film it.

Knowing they are spraying chemicals on people why isn't this plane being shot down ??

Hello Ian, did you get your belt on yet ? And if you did can you say what you’ve had to do please? Thank you sir.

Yea I can’t get mine around the bracket either just no room to slide the belt on

I just did my you might not like it but I used a screw driver and bend it a little with caution don't bend the pulley

You are quite right the old Cub Cadet was a true Cub Cadet that shaft works fine to drive it sometimes you would share the pin off but they were simple to replace I still have my old true Cub Cadet also

My 2008 GT1554 has the three tabs also. I just bent them and was able to fit the belt in around the pulley. I bent them back after I installed the belt.

Back in those days the sales pitch for Cub Cadet was"tested by boys." Hard to beat that!

Impact

Don't start it just turn the key on lock your mower in then take the bolt loose don't forget to turn everything back off

uses a 78 inch belt a76 or 4l780

Yes you have to remove the clutch you cannot bypass the flange guard you have to remove the clutch I did mention that in the video i probably should have put more emphasis on that part sorry if that was confusing. However I was trying to make a relatively quick video cuz I know people don't like long dragged-out videos when they're trying to get things done. Hopefully that wasn't confusing I have another video on my channel about changing the drive belt that would probably be better than not removing the mower deck

@@alexdobo3270 that clutch in NOT what he is talking about I/we CANNOT remove the belt due to the pulley having metal flanges blocking the ability to remove the belt. Can you say something regarding this problem. Model 1212 thanks brother

Watching the video back I believe his flanges were bent out of the way

@@nelsonrm14 thats what I did with a screwdriver or vicegrips

loosen the motor bolts or remove them to slide the motor back enough to make the space you need. if the pulley doesn't want to come off it's a bad idea to force it

Job was easily completed by using a crescent wrench and bending the metal tangs out of the way and bending them back upon installation of the belt no sweat super easyBy the way the people that I did the work for chose not to pay me I did 12 hours of work sitting in the dirt.

@@yippihippy4588 just pry the guides/guards out of the way a bit- it works, and use a screwdriver or vicegrips

@@bobv8219 it should take 1 hr at most if bolts come loose

relay for pto, or water/corrosion in plugs to pto, ours had that problem

sounds like you got something else wrong never had a broke drive belt keep an engine from starting. Not sure exactly what would be wrong but, no way should that keep the engine from starting or turning over

Might be that the belt got tangled on the PTO pulley

Mine is a lt1018 and uses a 78 inch belt 1/2 inch x 78 a76 or 4l780, a 79 will slip and lack power when climbing hills

It is def 79"

@@joeybasil6820 79 will slip and lack climbing power, use 78!!!

@Jim Marcum by the green stripe belt mine lasted 3 years I have two acres of yard to mo and sometimes I catch the neighbors

1/2 inch 78 inch-mine takes same tractor

The first sixmze is the correct size right at the beginning

@@alexdobo3270 if you use a 79 it will slip and not climb hills too well, use 1/2 x 78 inch! a76 or 4l780

use an impact gun

Wanting to know how he fouled the pully to remove also

Are you serious? Does the motor have to be removed? The tangs at the pulley DO prevent installing the belt !! Can you say what you’ve done. Thank you

1/2 x 78! a76 or 4l 780, if you use 79 it will slip and you will struggle to climb hills, I know from experience

Exactly

not everyone has the time you have apparently

I have the original part number for the original belt it's actually a 78 in 1/8 of an inch belt that would be the original size that came with the mower

Mike Reynolds could u send me the part number for the belt.

@@stellagreen341 754-0461. Belt V type , poly

its a 1/2 x 78 inch v belt

@@slingshot909 it’s 5/8 x110

Impact wrench dewalt 18v... after about six 4 second cranks It came off without holding engine flywheel tight

I used a 3/8" ratchet and I believe it was a 16mm/ 5/8" socket. Took about a 12" regular screwdriver and slid it in behind the shroud right above the starter and held the flywheel. Definitely go the impact gun route if you have one available, but I fixed my father's mower at his house where he didnt have one. Also, the top pulley on the crankshaft will slide down to fit the belt on. Yes this could be done without removing the deck but it's like 2 more minutes to just get it out of your way. Total time, start to finish after I had the new belt in hand...45min? Now that I've done it, maybe 15-20 next time. Make sure you pay attention to how the PTO clutch wires are ran and also the spring that attaches to the right hand side of the frame.

I inserted cotton rope 1/4” into the spark plug hole to cause the piston to lock up thusly removing the pto bolt easily. Happy mowing. Edit: do leave the rope inside so you can tighten it as well.

i guess i'm not going to get an answer. well i'm going to try a torch (not a flashlight)

@@yippihippy4588 if you didn't figure it out the pulley slides down the shaft, loop the belt, push it back up. I also removed the idler belt that is above the deck.

@@andrzejconner676 i ended up cutting the darn thing and replacing it, the shops pull the mounting bolts and lift the motor till the belt will slip on. at NO point did the old pulley slide anywhere!

@@yippihippy4588 that's a drag. So let me ask you, did the replacement pulley slide on? I don't doubt yours was stuck at all, just wondering if it was a different design for some reason

@@andrzejconner676 the new one slid right on, i live in florida and rust happens. the new pulley was exactly like the old one. i used an impact hammer to cut much of the old one and even that did not loosen it at any point.

I have video for that as well.some people can't lift heavy things.

Working smarter is when you dont drop the deck!

Ajaxaxxess obviously you have never done this.

.. Lacy: Way to voice your opinion about someone you don't know.. internet tough guy. Just finished on a lgtx 1054

Ajaxaxxess Really well if you did it with the deck on considering it's a 2 minute job to remove you wasted more time trying to get around it than its worth. And I'm not being an Internet tough guy I'm answering your post if you can't handle that then maybe you shouldn't post on a social media platform like RU-vid . Have a nice day.

Wow!

@@matthewfrank6962 it makes it easier, try it

Not true, every other video online people are ripping this mower apart to replace this belt. This is the only guy that didn’t that I have seen. Very helpful