Toro 04054 - Belt Maintenance; Adjusting the Belts

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Figure40
1.Service/parkingbrake
cable
2.Frontjamnut
5.Closethecoverandsecuretheretainer.
BeltMaintenance
AdjustingtheBelts
Ensurethatthebeltsareproperlytensionedto
ensureproperoperationofthemachineandprevent
unnecessarywear.Checkthebeltsfrequently.
AdjustingtheReel-DriveBelt
1.Removethebelt-covermountingfastenersand
thebeltcovertoexposethebelt(Figure41).
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Figure41
1.Beltcover
2.Checkthetensionbypressingthebeltat
mid-spanofthepulleys(Figure42)with18to
22N(4to5lb)offorce.Thebeltshoulddeect
6mm(1/4inch).
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Figure42
1.Reel-drivebelt2.Idlerpulley
3.Completethefollowingstepstoadjustthebelt
tension:
A.Loosentheidler-pulleymountingnutand
pivottheidlerpulleyclockwiseagainstthe
backsideofthebeltuntilyouattainthe
desiredbelttension(Figure42).
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