MAINTENANCE
After First
50
Hours (New Machines Only)
Inspecting and Adjusting the Fan
Belt
AwARNING
Stop the engine and allow the machine
to cool before performing inspection and
maintenance.
• The engine, muffler, radiator, hydraulic
lines, sliding parts and many other
parts of the machine are hot directly
after the engine
is
stopped. Touching
these parts will cause burns.
Inspection
1 . Open the rear door.
2. Remove the bolts
(a)
and open the radiator
(b)
.
3. Press the fan belt midway between the
fan pulley
(2)
and alternator pulley
(3)
and
check the tension (about 98N
or
22
lbf).
The slack
(A)
should be about 7
to
1 0
mm
(0.28
to
0.4
in)
.
4.
Inspect the fan belt
(4)
and replace it if:
• there are cuts or cracks.
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• the belt is worn and touches the bottom
of
the V groove
in
the pulley.
• the belt stretches and cannot be
adjusted.
Adjustment
1.
Loosen the locking nuts
(6).
2.
Turn the adjusting bolt
(5)
and adjust the
fan belt
(4)
.
• Tighten: Clockwise
• Loosen: Counterclockwise
3.
Tighten the locking nuts
(6).
Note: When replacing with a new belt (new
belt slack:
5 to 8 mm),
run
the engine at low
idle speed for about three
to
five minutes
to
break
in
the new belt, before adjusting the
tension.