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Beforeperformingany typeofmaintenanceonthemachine,waitfor
all partsto stopmovinganddisconnectthesparkplugwire. Failure
tofollowthis instructioncouldresultinpersonalinjuryor property
damage.
BELT REPLACEMENT
Ifthedrive beltor reversebeltneedstobe replaced,itis bestto
replacebothbeltsatthe sametime.Useonlya factoryauthorized
beltasan "over-the-counter"beltmaynot performsatisfactorily.
Theprocedurerequiresaveragemechanicalabilityandcommonly
availabletools.
Toreplacethe DriveandReversebelts,followthesesteps:
1. Makesurethetiller isona flat surface,withthe engineturned
offandthe sparkplugwireunpluggedandgroundedto prevent
unintendedfiringofthe engine.
2. Removethe beltcoverbyfirstremovingthe two1/4-20self-
tappinghexscrews.SeeFigure23. Liftthe beltcoverupand
awayfromthetillerandsetin a safelocationuntilreinstallation.
3. Removethefour 1/4-20self-tappinghexscrewsthatsecurethe
pulleyshieldtothe frameandremovethepulleyshieldandset
asideina safelocationuntilreinstallation.SeeFigure24.
4. Removethe idlerbracketextensionspring.See Figure25.Itis
recommendedtousea pairof needle-nosedpliers,andgrabthe
springbytheendthat hooksovertheframe.Simplygrabitand
pullitawayfromthe frame,thenupwardsandcarefullyrelieve
thetensionof thespring.
5. Removethe idlerpulleybracketbyremovingthe 5/16-24hex
headscrew,flatwasherandlockwasher.SeeFigure26.
NOTE:It willbe necessarytoremovethe beltfromaroundtheidler
pulleybyworkingit offthepulleyandfromunderneatheachbelt
keeper.
F
Figure23
Figure24
Remove the
idler bracket
extension
spring
Remove the
belt from the
idler pulley
by working it
under the belt
keepers,
Figure25
Remove the
idler pulley
bracket by
removing the
hex head screw,
flat and lock
washers
Figure26