Belt Removal - MTD 340 Series Operator's Manual

CLEANING THE TINE AREA
Clean the underside of the tine shield after each use.
The dirt washes off the tines easier if washed off
immediately instead of after !t dries.
BELT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
Your tiller has been engineered with belts made of
special material (Kevlar Tensile). They should not be
replaced with an off-the-shelf belt. If belt
replacement is required, order belt or belts by part
number from your nearest authorized service dealer.
Forward Drive Belt - Part No. 754-0428
Reverse Drive Belt (390 Only) - Part No. 754-0429
Reverse Drive Belt (Model 390 Only)
1. Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire
against the engine. Remove the belt cover from
the left side of the tiller as follows.
2. Remove two self-tapping screws and flat
washers from the front of belt cover. (See Figure
18.)
3. Remove the hex stop nut and flat washer from
the side of the belt cover. Remove belt cover.
Self-Tapping Hex Nut and Washer
Screws /
Belt
4.
5.
Figure 18
Lift the belt off the transmission pulley.
Remove the hex nut which secures the reverse
idler pulley to the idler bracket. Slide idler pulley
out and remove the belt. (See Figure 19.)
Reverse Idler Pulley Forward
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Hex Nu
Engine
Reverse Belt _ Transmission
Pulley
Figure 19 Model 390 Shown
Reverse
Idler
Pulley
Transmission
Pulley
.
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Eng_l_e / ....
Pulley /" -- <
idler
Forward Pulley
Belt Nut
Figure 20 Model 390 Shown
Reassemble the new belt, following instructions
in reverse order. Make certain the reverse drive
belt is assembled with the wide side of the belt
against the transmission and engine pulleys. Be
certain to adjust the clutch control as instructed
in the final clutch adjustment section of
assembly instructions
Forward Drive Belt (See Figure 19)
1. Models 340 thru 345: Remove the belt cover by
following step land step 2 of the previous
section.
Model 390: Remove the reverse drive belt as
instructed in the previous section.
2. Remove the belt keeper from the idler pulley by
removing the idler pulley nut.
3. Lift belt off the idler pulley and transmission
pulley. See Figure 20.
4. Using a 9/16" wrench, remove bolt from engine
pulley.
5. Push reverse idler pulley bracket forward, and
remove engine pulley and belt. See Figure 20.
6. Reassemble the new belt, following instructions
in reverse order• Make certain the forward drive
belt is assembled with the wide side of the belt
away from the transmission and engine pulleys.
Be certain to adjust the clutch control as
instructed in the final clutch adjustment section
of assembly instructions.
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