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B eforeinspecting,cleaningor servicingthe roachine; shut off engine; wait for all movingparts to cometo
la complete stopi disconnectspark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug
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e reversed rive belt, because it is used
more sparingly; will pro bably not require
an initial tension adjustment Until a sig-
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nificant number of operating hours has
passe(
SHAFT
ENGINE
"- DENOTES CU_ING
EDGE
To Checkand AdjustTension
on the ForwardDrive Belt:
A
1: Checkingfor correct belt tension is the
i Step 4:
Attach Forward Clutch Rod. Before
checkinc shut off the engine, disconnect
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the spark plug wire, and allow the engine
and muffler to cool down: If, after follow-
ing the adjustment procedures; you
cannot getthe correct gap on the forward
clutch rod adjustment bracket,you will
need to make a secondaryadjustme ntas
_ described nexti
2
Disconnect the Forward Clutch Rod(A,
Figure 5.Z'Cemplete tineassemblies_holdersi tinesandhardware
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CHECKING
AND ADJUSTING
removing the innermosthairpin cotter
TENSI0 NO N DR IVE BELTS
and itstines must be mounted inthe
counterclockwise direction as viewed
direction
s hown in Figure
5i7;
If
Follow the belt adjustment instructions
from the front of the unit) untiloneor
mounted with the curves in the opposite
carefully: An incorrect adjustment conId
two threads on the rod e×tendabove the
more likely to runbackward;
engaging too soon; This could cause
forward €lutch bracket.
loss of tiller control and result in per
Failure to comDIv could result in DeP
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4i Removethe belt Co_ei
sonarinjuryor propertydamage:
sonalinjury or propertydamage
5:
Slip the forward drive belt (E, Figure
M_int_inin_ _rr_t
t_n_i_n _n th" _riv_
5"9)°ff the engine-driven forward drive
NOTE:If the nuts are rustedi apply pone,
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tr_iin _ _il t_ th_ h_lt _n,_n,,t E',,tth_ _il
belts is important to good tilling perfor-
pulley by pushing ]t off (awayf[om ;;
u_"_kin_"i_ _f_w _ i_n_t_ _'_'i_ r_'l_',_n
manceand long beltlifeA
loose belt will
eng!he) wi!_ your ,ef! hand wl_!!epu!!ing.
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engine st:at[orrope Wl[n your rlgn[ nano
ing the nut: Always loosen the nut rather
sp on the engine and transm!ss!on
than the bolt
pulleys and cause the tines and wheelsto
6i On the left side of the unit (from oper:
slow down- or stop completely- even
atoCs position)remove the hairpin cotter
2i When installing individual tines, install
thoug h the engine iS run ning at full
fiomifle clevis pin (Fi FigUie5il 1)thai
them in the reverse order from which
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nnct
thefrwrdidler
rm
t the
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speed. A loose belt wdl also result !n p e-co
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o a
a
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they were removed Thetwo sets of
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mature wear to the belt.
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us
iad
inboard tines are installed so one tine
on the forward idler arm (G) and remove
faces towaid ihe transm ssion housing
While checking belt !ension, also check
theclevi snin iFi
and the other tine faces away from iti
for cracks, cut sor frayed edgesi A belt
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The single outboard tine on each side
that is in poor condition should be
/i ]nero are _wono_esm _ne[orwara
faces towaid ihe transmission housing,
ieplaced,
adjustable !!nki(Hi Figure5i11)P.ush
AlSOoe sure
......_necueing eoges ace so
inware on [ne Torware icier arm (_) ano
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The tension on a newforward drive belt
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th,,,, will ,_nt_rth,, _nil rift when th,_till,_r
Install the clevis p!n(F)through the inner
i_m"vin
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hours of operation:Thereafter;check the
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tension oTtereve_ ten (]u) flours OT
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Securethe clevis
o eratlon
P'
pin with the hairpin cotter;
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