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WARNING
Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to
a complete stop, remove ignition key on electric start models, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire
away from spark plug.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage.
(E) Remove belt
A
from groove
C
B
Figure 5-9: Disconnect Forward Clutch Rod
and move forward drive belt out of groove in
engine forward drive pulley.
Threads
Figure 5-10: One or two threads on Forward
Clutch Rod should be exposed above rectan-
gular nut.
Figure 5-11: Remove clevis pin from outer
hole in forward adjustable link and move to
inner hole in link.
NOTE: While pushing inward on the
forward idler arm, be sure that the forward
drive belt is moved off to the right side of
the tiller. This creates more room to install
the clevis pin when the forward idler arm
is pushed inward.
IMPORTANT: When the clevis pin is
installed in the inner hole of the forward
adjustable link, the number of additional
belt tension adjustments are limited. If,
with future tension adjustments, you find
that you cannot screw the forward clutch
rod any farther into the rectangular nut on
the forward clutch bracket, it means that
the forward drive belt must be replaced.
Before doing so, the clevis pin must be
returned to the OUTSIDE hole in the
forward adjustable link.
8. Replace the forward drive belt in the
High speed groove (groove closest to
engine) or the Low speed groove (rear-
D
most) groove of the engine drive pulley
and in the matching groove of the trans-
mission pulley. Be sure the belt is to the
inside of the wire formed belt guide (I,
Figure 5-12) and to the inside of the
forward drive idler pulley (J).
F
V
H
Figure 5-12: Top view of belts and pulleys.
G
9. Reinstall the belt cover and secure it
with the two nuts.
10. Readjust the forward drive belt tension
by following the instructions in Section 3:
Handlebar Height Adjustment.
Section 5: Maintenance
R
K
Figure 5-13
To Check and Adjust Tension on the
Reverse Drive Belt:
1. Remove the belt cover after first shut-
ting off the engine, disconnecting the
spark plug wire, and allowing the engine
and muffler to cool down.
2. Stand at the front of the tiller and use
your left hand to push the reverse idler
arm (K, Figure 5-13) inward as far as pos-
sible (the reverse idler pulley [L] is
attached to the reverse idler arm).
Hold the idler arm in this position and look
at the position of the belt tension guide
mark (M, Figure 5-14) that is stamped into
the face of the reverse adjustable link (N,
I
Figure 5-14).
• The tension is correct if the guide mark
(M, Figure5-14) is anywhere to the left of
the guide pin (O), as viewed from the
J
Figure 5-14: While pushing reverse idler
arm inward, stand at engine end and
check position of guide mark (M) and
guide pin (O).
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P
L
M
N
O
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