Craftsman T1600 Lawnmower Drive Belt Replacement | Replacing both drive belts.

Today we're diving into replacing both drive belts on our Craftsman T1600 lawnmower. Let's get these Craftsman lawnmower belts replaced! Don't forget to like and subscribe! Links to parts down below!
Lower Drive belt (Connects directly to the Engine): amzn.to/3LZQlY6
Upper Drive Belt: amzn.to/3PUEFac
Standard Impact Socket Set: amzn.to/46PXVwp
Ratcheting Wrench set (14 and 15mm needed): amzn.to/45wS51K
00:00 Introduction
08:05 Repair start - removal of gas.
08:32 Deck removal
09:10 Lifting of the lawnmower
09:16 Belt path
09:35 Middle pulley removal and reinstall
10:35 Showing rear pulley and belt locations
10:50 Removing engine bolt with impact
12:00 Tensioner pulley
12:10 Removing rear transmission pulley
12:49 Pulling out the transmission pulley
13:42 Installing the new belt from the rear upward.
15:10 Showing the new belt path
17:19 Transmission pulley alignment
17:35 Showing wrench size
18:00 Showing tensioner pulley bolt size
18:35 Tensioner pulley installation
19:40 Sliding belt on tensioner
20:50 LAWNMOWER FALLING LOL
21:45 Center pulley reinstall
22:35 Engine pulley reinstall

[@BreakFixRepair]

I hope this video helps you. It was certainly a giant pain to film and edit lol. Leave me a comment to let me know if it helped (or didn't). Have a great day! Actual Repair starts at 8:04 Lower Drive belt (Connects directly to the Engine): amzn.to/3LZQlY6 Upper Drive Belt: amzn.to/3PUEFac

[@12samp]

What a timing!! This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the video.

[@BreakFixRepair]

Glad it helped out!!

[@philliphall5198]

Number one is patience and not getting mad, folks take a break when you start getting mad or hurt 😞

[@BreakFixRepair]

It’s definitely an all day job!!! I started it at 8:30am and finished about 4:30pm with about an hour and a half to go get a missing tool and some lunch. I hope I laid out all the necessary tools easily as it was such a pain to find the right socket when it’s hard to reach and see.

[@notagain8661]

Thanks for the video, it helped me never, ever want to try changing the belt on my Craftsman rider!

[@BreakFixRepair]

😂

[@Goobyrush197]

Great video man. Keep up the quality content gamer. :)

[@BreakFixRepair]

Thank you!!

[@udonnoodlesyum]

ahhhh thank you!

[@apollo_45s21]

I just changed these belts on my t1600 and now the mower moves when it's in gear without input from the peddle. I think the tension needs adjusted but idk know how to do that and the manual is no help because it just says take it to the shop. Im also positive i bought the correct belts

[@BreakFixRepair]

Honestly sounds like it may not be all the way down in the rear, or it’s around one of the bolts so it has too much tension on the belt at all times. The belt should be a little loose. There’s a newer belt that is about an inch longer that replaces the original belt. Can you link me to the belt you purchased or give the model of it?

[@timtaylor4476]

Would you happen to have the belt part numbers?

[@BreakFixRepair]

Yes the links are in the description.

[@timtaylor4476]

Thank you.

[@BreakFixRepair]

@@timtaylor4476 hope it helps!!

[@AndrewAlvarez-py1zz]

So there is no way to remove the seat and all the top red sheet metal to make it easier to access?

[@BreakFixRepair]

Not that I could find on mine as the red panel was mounted to the frame as one unit . I’m sure you could but it would probably take much more time. It’s a tight fit at times but I’ll take it over working on a small car any day lol

[@brandonpell4542]

I can't get the belt around the front engine pulley I released the drive pedal but there's so much tension

[@BreakFixRepair]

Have you loosened the center tensioner pulley already?

[@BreakFixRepair]

Any luck??

[@brandonpell4542]

Which tensioner pulley is it a gold bolt or silver bolt?

[@BreakFixRepair]

@@brandonpell4542look around 9:23 in the video. It’s the pulley on the bottom. That’s the one I loosened (actually removed it but it can be a pain to get back in)

[@brandonpell4542]

Ok thank you I'll try it then let you know