5.8
Servicing the Drive Belt
Check On new machines or after installing a new belt, check the belt tension after first 20
hours of operation. Check and adjust the belt every 50 hours thereafter.
To adjust the belt:
1.
Loosen the four screws (a) on the beltguard, then remove the beltguard.
2.
Loosen the four screws (b) which hold the engine to the console and the nut (c)
which holds the beltguard back to the console.
3.
Slide the engine backward (towards the handle) to tighten the belt, forward to
loosen the belt.
4.
Adjust the belt so that it deflects 10-13 mm (d) when pressed midway between
the belt pulleys.
5.
Make sure that the clutch pulley (f) and the exciter pulley (e) are in alignment.
Place a straight edge against the exciter pulley (e) and move the engine so that
the two pulleys are parallel.
6.
Torque all nuts and screws to 20.5 Nm as you reassemble the machine.
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