Hello. I just recently joined the forum and need some help. I have an LTX1040 rider. I hit some rocks last year which ruined my blades and also threw off the timing (alignment) of the blades. I have the new blades on the deck and according to the manual, when the pulleys are lined up correctly, the blades do not. I lined up the blades correctly by reseting the drive belt and it works fine until I go to disengage the blades, then they hit each other when they slow to a stop. When I look under the deck, the blades are out of time and not 90 degrees apart. There is a triangle on each pulley for the alignment. Here are two photos, #2 & #3, of how the blades look when the pulleys are aligned correctly and two photos, #1 & #4 of how the pulleys look when the blades are lined up correctly. In the #3 photo of the top of the deck, the triangle on the left is at 3 o'clock and the right is at 6 o'clock, this is how the book shows the pulleys should be.
Can anybody help me trouble shoot this.
The repair shop is 3 weeks behind and they want $75. just to look at it.
Thanks
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