MAINTENANCE, LUBRICATION AND SERVICE
DRIVE BELT ROUTING
mark (the shiny area on the pulley where
the belt rides). The witness mark should
be approximately the same width of the
belt.
1 Acceptable (Witness Mark Approximately
Same Width as Belt)
2 Not Acceptable (Witness Mark Tracking Off
Edge of Pulley)
Remove the belt by using a 1/2 inch
breaker bar to pull the tensioner back to
the install stop. Slowly return the
tensioner to the free-arm stop.
With the belt removed, use the breaker
bar to slowly pull the tensioner from the
free-arm stop to the install stop and then
slowly releasing it back to the free-arm
stop. Any excessive roughness or
hesitancy noticed while performing this
check indicates that the tensioner must
be replaced.
Check for metal-to-metal contact as
follows:
Check for contact between the arm and
the spring case. Replace if metal-to-
metal contact is seen.
1 Free-Arm Stop Position
2 Contact between Arm and Spring Case
Check.
Check for metal-to-metal contact
between the arm and the end cap.
Replace if contact is seen.
1 Contact between Arm and End Cap Check
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