Eliet E401 - Belt Tension Adjustment

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11.5.5 Belt tension adjustment
CORRECT TENSION + CORRECT ALIGNMENT
=> LONG LIFE CYCLE OF THE BELT
Caution:
When adjusting the belt tension the engine must be turned off and the spark
plug cap removed or theplug must have been removed from the socket.
Wearing gloves is mandatory whenever contact with the blades could occur.
• Tiltthescarierbypushingthehandlebartotheground.
• Removethefourscrewsandnuts(M6)fromthebeltpro-
tection cover. Hold the nuts on the inside of the chassis
with another spanner (10) when loosening the screws.
• Checkthattheoperationhandleisreleased.
• Pressthetwofreebeltpartstowardseachother.Ifwhen
squeezedtogether,thedistancebetweenthemisconside-
rably less than 1 centimetre, the belt tension will be insuf-
ficient in tightened condition and will have to be adjusted.
• Loosenbothlocknuts.(M10)