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Replacing Drive Belts
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Turn off the engine, and the engine must cool completely before proceeding.
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Remove spark plug wire and secure away from spark plug.
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Remove the upper and lower belt guards.
To remove the forward drive belt:
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Remove the two forward belt guides and forward belt idler assembly.
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Slide the belt free of the engine pulley.
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Pull the belt down and away from the transmission
pulley.
To remove the reverse drive belt:
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Remove the forward drive belt first.
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Remove the reverse belt idler.
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Slide the belt free of the reverse belt guides and
engine pulley.
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Pull belt down and away from the transmission
pulley.
To install the reverse drive belt:
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Insert the belt from underneath the unit and up around the reverse belt idler.
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Place the lower loop of the belt around the forward portion of the transmission pulley.
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Replace the reverse belt idler into the reverse belt idler bracket and against (not around) the engine pulley.
Be sure the belt is inside of the reverse belt guides.
To install the forward drive belt:
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Insert the belt from underneath the unit and up around the rearward portion on the engine pulley.
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Place the lower loop of the belt around the rearward portion of the transmission pulley.
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Replace the two forward belt guides and forward belt idler assembly.
Check the belt tension. The belts should be loose with the drive levers disengaged.
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Replace the upper and lower belt guards.
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Re-attach the spark plug wire to the spark plug.
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Start the engine and operate the forward drive lever and reverse drive levers to check for proper engagement
and belt tension.
Engine should always be off with the spark plug wire disconnected for safety prior to beginning any repair or
maintenance on the machine.
Figure 13
