2. Remove the upper drive belt first by working from
the back of the unit. Roll the belt off the idler pulley
first and then offthe transmission pulley. Next roll it
offthe variable speed pulley.
3. Working from the side of the unit, pullthe lower
drive belt tension pulley to the rightand rollthe
lower drive belt off this pulley.
4. Using a 9/16 socket, remove the bolt holdingthe
engine pulley, and drop the pulley down. To loosen
this bolt, you willhave to hold the engine shaft
firmly with vise grips at a pointclosest to the bottom
, ofthe vehicle frame. This will stop the shaft from
rotating,and willfacilitate in removing the engine
pulley.
5. Remove the belt from the two idler pulleys.
6. Remove the belt from the variable speed pulley and
the transmission pulley.
7. Replace upper deck drive belts following earlier
instructions.
8. Replace the drive belt. When re-installing the belt,
make sure belts are on the inside of the three belt
keepers. See Figure 27.
NOTE: While re-attaching the lower deck belt tension
pulley ann, make sure the spring does not fall off. To
check that the spring is attached correctly, pivot the
utilitybed up and you should see one end of the spring
hooked to the larger of the twoholes on the bed.
Belt
Keeper
Figure 27
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