Troy-Bilt 663B­ —Pony Operator's Manual page 23

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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, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug.
Remove the key from the keyswitch on units so equipped.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage.
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Forward Clutch
Idler Arm
Forward Clutch
Cable
Connection
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Removing Forward Clutch Belt
1. Stop engine, allow it to cool and dis-
connect spark plug wire before working
near belts. Also remove ignition key on
electric start models.
2. Remove the two nuts (C, Figure 5-13)
and remove the belt cover.
3. Move the reverse clutch belt (B, Figure
5-16) out of the way. You do not need
to completely remove the belt. Press
the reverse idler pulley inward for slack
and then slip the bottom half of the belt
completely off the transmission pulley (A,
Figure 5-16). Pull the bottom half of the
belt out of the housing and let it hang off
the outside of the unit (B).
4. Disconnect the forward clutch cable
C
D
B
Figure -18
Figure -19: Left-side view.
from the forward clutch idler arm bracket
(Figure 5-17). Note the hole from which
you disconnect the cable. It is important
that you reconnect the cable to the same
hole.
5. Slide the belt off the engine pulley (C,
Figure 5-18), away from engine, out from
under the belt guide (D), and completely
off the pulley.
6. Slip the belt off the front of the trans-
mission pulley (F, Figure 5-19).
7. Work the belt out from between the
pulley and the frame, around the trans-
mission cover spring, then up and out of
the machine.
Installing Forward Clutch Belt
1. Stop engine, allow it to cool and dis-
connect spark plug wire before working
near belts. Also remove ignition key on
electric start models.
2. Remove the old forward clutch belt as
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Figure -0: Arrow (K) shows insertion point
for installing new forward clutch belt.
described in Removing Forward Clutch
Belt.
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3. From the front of tiller, insert the
F
forward clutch belt in between the bottom
of the engine drive pulley (I) and the top
of transmission pulley (K, Figure 5-20).
4. Insert the bottom half of belt into the
smaller, rear-most groove of the trans-
mission pulley (F, Figure 5-19). Now
slip the top half of belt under the belt
guide (D, Figure 5-18) and onto the large
groove of engine drive pulley (L, Figure
5-19).
5. Reconnect the forward clutch cable to
the correct hole in the idler arm bracket,
as shown in Figure 5-17.
Figure -1: Correct forward clutch cable
positioning.
NOTE: Be sure to run the reverse clutch
cable on the pulley side of the cover
support brackets (G, Figure 5-21).
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