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PROBLEM REMEDY/ACTION
Belts squeal in neutral and/or reverse
Belts squeal in forward operation
Excessive heat build up in transmission/tine area
during tilling
• Adjust forward belt guide:
- turn engine off and allow muffler to cool
- disconnect spark plug wire and secure from spark plug
- remove belt guard
- pull down on drive safety control levers
- manually bend forward belt guide so there is 1/16 inch
or less clearance between belt guide and belt
- replace belt guard and spark plug wire
• Adjust tabs on the reverse belt guide
- turn engine off and allow muffler to cool
- disconnect spark plug wire and secure from spark plug
- release drive safety control levers to
neutral
- remove belt guard
- adjust tabs of reverse belt guide:
while drive safety control levers are released, bend
metal tabs on reverse belt guide to 1/64 inch or less
clearance from reverse belt
- replace belt guard and spark plug wire
• Remove vegetation by following instructions in Clean
Tine Axle Shaft on page 18 of Maintenance & Storage
section. FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Check transmission fluid and fill if needed by following
instructions on page 18
Troubleshooting and Repair
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