I have got it 90% done but I can't remove the pully at the rear of the deck to get the new belt past the guides. Any suggestion?

Tom

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I revisited the pully yesterday and found that working in a bit and it popped right off. The belt is now and installed and I am putting the deck back on today. The only reason I didn't finish was that the ground was wet and I couldn't cut anyway. Thanks for responding.

Tom