Snapper RT5 series - TROUBLESHOOTING CONTINUED; TINES ROTATING TOO SLOWLY; TINE(S) STOP ROTATING; OIL LEAKING FROM TILLER

SECTION 2 ■ TROUBLE SHOOTING
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2.1
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) AND PROBABLE REMEDY
EXCESSIVE NOISE
AND/OR VIBRATION
• ENGINE MUFFLER loose or faulty - tighten or
rspidcs
• ENGINE MOUNTING bolts loose - tighten.
• BELT GUARD loose ■ tighten fasteners.
• CHAIN CASE damaged internally - overhaul and
repair.
SHIFT HANDLE MOVES •SHIFT HANDLE TENSION SPRING too weak - replace
INTO HIGHER GEARS spring.
ON ITS OWN
SHIFT HANDLE
SLOPPY (DOES NOT
POSITIVELY CONTROL
DISC MOVEMENT)
• HOLE OVERSIZE in arm structure or shift handie or
cievis pin worn - use roii pin to tighten fit instead of
cievis pin.
TILLER TOO FAST IN •TINES installed for reverse rotation tiiling and beit
FORWARD SPEED AND instailed for forward tiiling - instail tines with arrow
WILL NOT DIG pointing in forward direction
TILLER GET STUCK, OR •TINES AND BELT installed for reverse rotation when
HAS TO PUSH UNIT ground is too soft - change tines and beit for forward
CONTINUALLY rotation
BELT COMES OFF TINE • BELT too loose - adjust belt.
CASE PULLEY • BELT GUIDE missing, not adjusted, or old type
replace and or adjust belt guide.
• IDLER PULLEY out of alignment - align puliey.
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