Servicing The Belt; Replacing The Belt - Toro VS-400 Operator's Manual

Installing the Belt Guard
1. Align the belt guard over the pulleys.
2. Apply medium strength (service removable thread
locking compound to the threads of the bolt (1/4 inch
and 2 shoulder bolts (3/8 inch).
3. Align the (1/4 inch) hole in the belt guard with the hole
in the belt guard bracket (Figure 34 and Figure 36).
4. Thread the bolt (1/4 inch) through the belt guard and
into the belt-guard bracket (Figure 34 and Figure 36).
Note: Do not tighten the 1/4 inch bolt.
5. Align the holes (3/8 inch) in the belt guard with the
threads in the isolators (Figure 34 and Figure 35).
6. Secure belt guard to the isolators with the 2 shoulder
bolts (3/8 inch) (Figure 34).
Note: Use a strap wrench keep the isolator from
rotating when tightening the 3/8 inch bolt (Figure 35).
7. Tighten the 1/4 inch bolt.
8. Remove the spacers that are between the right-cross
channel and the engine plate (Figure 34).

Servicing the Belt

Service Interval: After the first 25 hours—Inspect and
adjust the belt.
Monthly—Inspect and adjust the belt.
Inspecting the Belt
1. Remove the belt guard; refer to Removing the Belt
Guard (page 24).
2. Examine the belt for wear or damage. If the belts are
worn or damaged, replace the belts; refer to Replacing
the Belt (page 25).
3. Examine the pulleys for wear, damage and
misalignment.
4. Lubricate the clutch; refer to Lubricating the Clutch
(page 23).
5. Install the belt guard; refer to Installing the Belt Guard
(page 25).

Replacing the Belt

Removing the Belt
1. Remove the belt guard; refer to Removing the Belt
Guard (page 24).
2. Lift the belt up and over the shoulder of the eccentric
pulley (Figure 36).
Note: Rotate the eccentric pulley by hand to help
remove the belt.
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1. Eccentric pulley
2. Belt
3. Slip the belt off the clutch and remove from the
machine (Figure 37).
1. Belt
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Figure 36
3. Belt-guard bracket
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Figure 37
2. Clutch
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