Cub Cadet i1046 PTO won't engage........HELP!!!!

[Rivets]

Here is a copy of the manual which shows the belt routing and spring locations. Hope this helps. http://manuals.mtdproducts.com/manuals/769-02708a.pdf

 

[shawn474]

Thanks guys; so if you look at the diagram in the manual the spring attachment for the tensioner pulley is supposed to be more pointed “north”. It seems that it is pointed closer to “east” on the deck. I will inspect the entire tensioner assembly tomorrow and hopefully find a way to reinstall the pulley bracket correctly

 

[bullet bob]

I assume you DID take the covers off the outside spindles to make sure the belt is around the spindles?

 

[shawn474]

Yes I did that as well

 

[shawn474]

Looks like one of the spring was cracked at the insertion and the idler bracket hole wear the spring sat had a wear line that spanned almost the entire piece of metal. I had a new spring that I used and that fixed it to a point where I can use it but ordered a new bracket anticipating that wear line would come all the way through sooner rather than later. Thanks everyone for the help

 

[bertsmobile1]

Not uncommon to have a spring just about cutting a part in 1/2
Regularly weld up these grooves with a thick heavy bead or in really bad cases a length of swing back blade for reinforcement .
Anchoring a spring by shoving one end through a hole is really cheap & nasty engineering but all of the consumer level mowers do it ,