96042018300 Poulan Lawn Tractor - Instructions

- Made the mower safe to work on the blades (remove spark plug wires, etc.)

- Raised the mower to get access to the blades, wedged a wood block against the blade.

- Used impact driver with socket to remove bolt holding blade.

- Removed blade, replaced with new, replaced bolt and tightened with impact drive ... Read more r, ..... and you know the rest.

Got the proper length and pulley size belt via serial number. Checked the length prior to ordering to assure the length would be correct.
Took mower onto a flat surface where I could get on both sides of the deck. And then placed the belt on the back pulleys first . Then I routed it through the idler pulleys to the power pulley whe ... Read more re I turned the pulley with putting finger pressure against the belt as I turned the pulley. And it went on with no problem . It is that simple just be sure to turn the pulley and apply the belt in the same direction at the same time.

Just described it.

Disassemble dryer. Replaced element assembly. Re assembled dryer. Unit runs and heats.

Parked mower on level concrete drive, laid on cardboard. Lowered mower deck all the way. Sparayed some WD40 on nut/bolt on top of old pulley. Since it is a carriage type bolt, placed 5/8" boxed end wrench over self locking nut on top of old pulley. Using some force from 3lb mallet to break nut free (hitting against wrench body), the nut c ... Read more ame off easy as did broken pulley/bearing inside. Installed new pulley assembly, re-tightened nut on bolt. Checked after first mowing just to be certain pulley was in place and locking nut tight.

Shimmed the wheels out on axle.. No more slop.