DriveBeltIdlerAssemblyRemoval(Figure328)(continued)
4.Usea⅜”or½”driveratchetorbreakerbartorelieveidlerpulleytension
andremovedrivebelt.
5.Removetheretainingringthatsecurestheidlerassemblytotheidlerpivot.
CAUTION
Becarefulwhenremovingtheidlerarmassembly.Theidlertorsion
springisunderheavyloadandmaycausepersonalinjury.
6.Foradditionalleverage,slideanutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontoeither
endoftheidlerarmtorsionspring.Applyenoughloadagainstthetorsion
springtoreleaseitfromthespringstoporidlerarmandcarefullylifttheidler
assemblyfromtheidlerpivot.Releasethetorsionspringslowly.
7.Checkconditionofidlerpivot(item6)andreplaceasneeded.
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Figure329
1.Lowerbeltidlerarm6.Flatwasher
2.Flangebushing(2ea)7.Screw
3.Locknut8.Washer
4.Idlerpulley9.Upperbeltidlerarm
5.Spacer
8.Replacewornordamagedidlercomponentsasneeded(Figure329).
DriveBeltIdlerAssemblyInstallation(Figure328)
CAUTION
Becarefulwheninstallingtheidlerarmassembly.Theidlerarm
torsionspringisunderheavyloadandmaycausepersonalinjury.
1.Ifpreviouslyremoved,tthelargewasherovertheidlerpivot.
2.Foradditionalleverage,slidenutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontoeitherend
oftheidlerarmtorsionspringto.Applyenoughloadagainstthetorsion
springtoreleaseitfromthespringstoportheidlerarmandcarefullylower
theidlerassemblyallthewayontotheidlerpivot.Slowlyreleasethetorsion
springagainstthespringstopandidlerarm.
3.Secureidlerassemblytoidlerpivotwithretainingring.
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