Belt Maintenance; Adjusting The Drive Belt; Replacing The Drive Belt - Toro 62925 Operator's Manual

Belt Maintenance

Adjusting the Drive Belt

Adjust the drive belt if loss of traction occurs or if
the belt slips. Adjust the traction drive first.
1. Stop the engine and pull the wire off of the
spark plug.
2. Loosen the nut and slide the pulley until belt is
at the proper tension (Figure 32).
Figure 32
1. Nut
3. Tighten the nut just enough so the belt does
not slip; do not over-tighten it.
Note: When you can no longer adjust a pulley,
use the other pulley. When the adjustment is
used up on both pulleys, replace the belt.

Replacing the Drive Belt

1. Stop the engine and pull the wire off of the
spark plug.
2. Drain the gasoline from fuel tank;
refer to Emptying the Fuel Tank in
Fuel System Maintenance, page 21.
3. Drain the oil from crankcase; refer to Changing
Engine Oil in Engine Maintenance, page 19.
4. Cut the old belt and remove it (Figure 32).
5. Loosen the adjustment nuts on the belt
tightener pulleys (Figure 32).
6. Remove the front snout (Figure 33).
2. Pulleys
Figure 33
1. Vacuum snout
2. Lower edge of ange
7. Slip the bag off of the chute and remove the
chute (Figure 33).
8. Loosen the two locknuts securing the blower
housing to the stabilizer bracket (Figure 34).
Figure 34
1. Locknuts
2. Stabilizer bracket
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3. Retainer ange
4. Locknut
3. Bolt