189 S450 Operation & Maintenance Manual
AIR CONDITIONING BELT
This machine may be equipped with air conditioning.
Belt Adjustment
The air conditioning belt is a special maintenance free type that is pretensioned over the pulleys. This belt eliminates the
need for a tensioning device and does not require periodic adjustment.
Belt Replacement
Figure 269
A belt tool [Figure 269] is required to install the new air
conditioning belt. See your Bobcat dealer.
Stop the engine, open the rear door, and raise the
operator cab. (See Raising on Page 147.)
Figure 270
Remove the nut (Item 3) holding the operator cab
electrical harness clamp and move the harness toward
the front of the loader. Remove the bolts (Item 1) and
remove the lower fan duct (Item 2) [Figure 270].
Figure 271
Remove the left side access cover bolts (Item 1)
[Figure 271] and remove the access cover.
Figure 272
The air conditioning compressor is located behind the
engine on the left side of the loader [Figure 272].