Toro 44536 - Belt Maintenance; Adjusting the Blower Belt

BeltMaintenance
AdjustingtheBlowerBelt
ServiceInterval:Every20hours
Ensurethatthebeltisproperlytensionedtoensure
properoperationofthemachineandunnecessary
wear.Checkthebeltfrequently.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecover
afterremoval.Loosenallofthefastenerson
eachcoverafewturnssothatthecoverisloose
butstillattached,thengobackandloosenthem
untilthecovercomesfree.Thispreventsyou
fromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfreeofthe
retainers.
1.Removethecapscrews,washers,andnuts
securingthebeltguardtotheblowerhousing
(Figure13).
Note:Thedriveshaftdoesnothavetobe
disconnectedtoadjustthebelt.
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Figure13
1.Beltguard
2.Removethebeltguard(Figure13).
3.Removecapscrewandnutsecuringthe
tensionerguidetotheblowerframe(Figure14).
Note:Thebelttensionreleaseswhenthe
capscrewisremoved.
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Figure14
1.Belt-tensionertube
3.Capscrew
2.Tensionerguide4.Idlerarm
4.Ontherearoftheframe,loosenthecapscrew
securingthebelttensionertoframe(Figure14).
5.Positionalargewrenchonthetensionerand
rotatethetensionerclockwiseuntilthedecalis
aligned15ºonthetensionertube.
6.Insertthecapscrewintothealignedguideholes
andsecureitwiththenut(Figure14).
Note:Ifholesarenotexactlyaligned,rotatethe
guidetothenexthigherholeuntilitisaligned.
7.Tightenthecapscrewontherearoftheframeto
lockthetensioner.
8.Installthebeltguardtotheblowerhousingwith
thecapscrews,washers,andnuts.
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