Trying to replace broken brake rod

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See parts diagrams - ground drive

Look for brake pedal and follow linkage

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The PTO cable will come out the chassis straight down from the engagement lever on the right side of the dash panel. Will be fastened to the frame on the right side in front of the rear wheel with a zip tie. Loop over the brake rod and attach to the deck on a tab at the rear center of the deck. A hair pin will secure it there. The inner cable continues from there under the belt and the spring hooks into the engagement bracket. There may be two hole for the spring to hook into. They are marked 38 or 42.

Replace your solenoid.

There is no tension adjustment it has an idler pulley working off from a spring. Check to make sure that the spring did not come off or break. If neither of these have happened then the belt is stretched and you need to purchase a new one.

The two are seperate issues. The switch on the brake pedal is on the frame and is accuated by the pedal, not the rod or spring. If you are not confident with a voltmeter or test light, then the Sears tech will be the fastest thing to mowing again.

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There are many springs on a riding mower. Is it the clutch spring, the idler pulley spring, or maybe the blade brake springs. There are also springs on the brakes and even under the set. Please be more specific.

you might check the pulleys to see if shear pin has broken.

look at the guard for the blades, the diagram routing is drawn there , u may have to loose a nut or 2 to get ot out of the drive pulley