Toro 38282 - Spark Plug and Drive Belt Service; Spark Plug Installation and Gapping; Drive Belt Replacement Procedure

Figure29
1.Centerelectrodeinsulator3.Airgap(nottoscale)
2.Sideelectrode
6.Installthesparkplugandtorqueitto20–22ft-lb
(27–30N-m).
7.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
ReplacingtheDriveBelt
Ifdrivebeltbecomesworn,oil-soaked,excessively
cracked,frayed,orotherwisedamaged,replacethebelt.
1.Removethe4boltsthatholdthedrivebeltcover
(Figure30)inplace.
Figure30
1.Drivebeltcover
Note:Thelowerfrontcornerofthedrivebelt
coverisfasteneddownwithasmallerbolt,awasher,
andalocknut.
2.Removethebeltfromtherotorpulley.
Figure31
1.Rotorpulley5.Idlerpulley
2.Idlerarmbrake6.Enginepulley
3.Drivebelt7.Tabsontheidlerarm
4.Idlerarm
3.Pressdownontheidlerarmandremovethebelt
frombetweenthetabontheidlerarmbrakeandthe
rotorpulley.
Note:Theenginepulleybeltguideisverycloseto
thepulley,andthebeltmaynottthroughthegap.
4.Twistthebeltoutinfrontofthebeltguidesothat
thebeltiswedgedbetweenthebeltguideandthe
enginepulley.
5.Insertascrewdriverintotheholeinthebeltguideas
shownin
Figure32,andexthebeltguidetoward
therotorpulleyenoughtopullthebeltthroughthe
gap.
Figure32
1.Beltguide2.Enginepulley
Note:Takecarenottodistortordamagethebelt
guide.
6.Toinstallthenewdrivebelt,reversethestepsabove.
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