IdlerAssemblies(continued)
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingtensionfromthetorsionspringofthe
idlerarm.
7.Usea3/8inchor1/2inchdriveratchetorbreakerbarintheidlearmtomove
theidlerarmawayfromtheshoulderbolt.
8.Removetheshoulderboltfromtheidlerpivotplatethenunloadtheidler
springtension.
9.Removetheretainingringthatretainstheidlerarmtotheidlerpivot.
10.Removetheidlercomponentsasneeded.
InstallingtheTensioningIdlerAssembly
RefertoFigure132forthisprocedure.
1.Tightenthelocknutsecuringtheidlerpulleytotheidlerarmfrom108to
135N·m(80to100ft-lbs).
2.Lightlygreasetheidlerpivotandassemblethetensioningidlercomponents
ontotheidlerpivot.
3.Securetheidlercomponentstotheidlerpivotwiththeretainingring.
4.Securetheidlerassemblyinavisebyclampingontheidlerpivotplate.
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenapplyingtensiontothetorsionspringoftheidler
arm.
5.Usea3/8inchor1/2inchdriveratchetorbreakerbarintheidlearmtomove
theidlerarm(loadthetorsionspring)enoughtoinstalltheshoulderbolt.
6.Installtheshoulderbolttotheidlerpivotplate.Tightentheangenutfrom45
to55N·m(33to41ft-lb)andreleasetheidlerarm.
7.Securethetensioningidlerassemblytothecuttingunitwiththepreviously
removedfasteners.
8.Installthedrivebelt.
9.Greasetheidlerpivotandinstallthebeltcoversbeforereturningthecutting
unittoservice;refertothecuttingunitOperator’sManual.
RemovingandInstallingaStationaryIdlerAssembly
RefertoFigure132forthisprocedure.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingunit,engagethe
parkingbrake,setthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionandremovethekey
fromthekeyswitch.
2.Removethebeltcoversfromthecuttingunit.
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