Left-hand and right-hand are referenced from the point of view of the tractor operator.
The flat backside of the belt rides on flat idlers; the inside vee rides in v-idlers and pulleys.
These MTD Cub Cadet products use drive belt part number 954-04207 (754-04207).
Similar Models: Cub Cadet LTX1042 Tractor: 13AX91AR010; LTX1045 Tractor: 13AX91AT010, 13AX91AT056, 13RX91AT056, 13AX91AT256, 13RX91AT256; LTX1046 Tractor: 13AP91AT010; LTX1046VT Tractor: 13VR91AT010, 13VR91AT009, 13VR91AT209; LTX1050 Tractor: 13AP91AP010, 13AP91AP056, 13RP91AP056; LTX1050VT Tractor: 13VR91AP010, 13VR91AP009; SLTX1050 Tractor: 13AQ92AP010; SLTX1054 Tractor: 13AK92AK010, 13AK92AK056.
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 #1. Overall view |
Overall view (#1). The engine pulley is at the left and the transmission pulley at the right. Remove the bolt (#2, blue) holding the engine stack pulley and lower the pulley enough to clear the belt guides (#2, yellow). |  #2. Engine pulley |
 #3. Steering gear and brace |
Bring the belt forward over the steering sector gear and its support brace and to the left-hand side of the steering shaft (the bottom of which ends with the pinion gear #3, white). Snake the belt around the larger engine pulley, onto the smaller pulley and tighten the pulley back into place. Loop the back end of the belt around the transmission pulley (#4). |  #4. Transmission pulley |
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 #5. Idler pulleys |
Lastly, set the parking brake to allow slack and run the belt around the idler pulleys (#5), loosening pulleys or belt guides as needed. Cub Cadet LTX1045 Deck Belt (#6). |  #6. Cub Cadet LTX1045 Deck Belt |