KE4AVB wrote:You got me lost as the part you referring to. Can you post more info like an image of where it is located on the IPL?
been busy so haven't uploaded part picture but it's just the u shaped belt guide around the engine pulley.
actuallyy you might see here as part 18
https://www.weingartz.com/assembly-diag ... 452-419201 With some difficulty I removed it and it was funny. One side was straight and one angled in. So I go ahead and straighten the angle side which actually complicated re-install. So research and as per ipl one side is angled and one straight. Ignoring that I angled both in. But I don't think that is the problem.
With the JD length belt installed I was testing with deck level where he likely sets it, maybe he goes even lower. Well I did not like the noise I was hearing and vibration I was sensing. I lifted deck a couple positions and noise and vibration were gone. When I dropped it off I told his wife to tell him not to change the deck level. My theory is that lowering deck results in shifting and the engagement pulley backs off , loosening the belt and maybe engaging the brakes. I suspect that it also allows the belt to bounce enough on the spindle pulleys to allow the belt to cut those grooves in the the plastic covers. I've ordered the HQ adjustable engagement anchor from a local dealer that I can have the belt tighter at full engagement. Hopefully I can get him to cut higher. My test cut with the noise was way too short in my opinion. In hindsight I should have looked closer at what height changes were actually doing but he was anxious to get it back and I had lost a couple days with a stiff back.