08-08
15 Intermediate Update
DRIVE BELT
Belt Adjustment
Stop the engine and open the rear door.
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Figure 22
Disconnect the two electrical connectors (1) [Figure 22].
Unhook the drive belt shield clip (2) [Figure 22].
Remove the bolt and nut (3) [Figure 22] from the cable
bracket.
Move the cables to allow removal of the drive belt shield.
Figure 23
Do NOT loosen the drive belt shield mounting bolts (Top
bolt shown) (1). Slide the drive belt shield (2) toward the
front of the loader to unseat the shield from the top and
bottom drive belt housing bolts. Remove the drive belt
shield (2) [Figure 23].
Figure 24
Loosen the spring loaded drive idler mounting bolt (1)
[Figure 24].
NOTE: The pointer will be at the 1 o’clock position
when the spring loaded drive idler is not
under tension.
Push the idler pulley against the belt using a pry bar. The
pointer will be at the 3 o’clock position (2) [Figure 24]
when the idler pulley is properly adjusted.
Tighten the spring loaded drive idler mounting bolt (1)
[Figure 24] to 34-38 Nm torque.
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