Assembling Belts - Craftsman 486.248463 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLING THE BELTS
IMPORTANT: The tapered "V" section of the belts must
be seated into the grooves of the V-pulleys.
DRIVE BELT
Remove the two out side 1/8" hairpin clips which are
•
assembled to the L.H. and R.H. tension ad just ing
chains outside of the clutch idler as sem bly frame.
(The clips will be reinstalled after both belts have
been as sem bled.) Do not remove the 3/32" hairpin
clips as sem bled to the chains on the inside of the
as sem bly frame. See fi gure 21.
• Assemble the drive belt onto the tractor's engine
pulley and then onto the upper rear pulley on the
clutch/idler assembly. Keep the fl at idler pulley on the
outside of the belt. See fi gure 21.
Hold this diagram above you while viewing the
Clutch/Idler Assembly from underneath the
tractor. Right and left in this diagram will be the
reverse of the view er's right and left.
RIGHT SIDE
OF TRACTOR
FLAT
IDLER
PULLEY
1/8"
HAIRPIN
CLIP
FIGURE 21
ENGINE LEFT SIDE
PULLEY OF TRACTOR
DRIVE V-BELT
1/8"
HAIRPIN
CLIP
VIEWED FROM UNDERNEATH
AUGER BELT
• Make sure the auger belt is correctly assembled to
the snow thrower. The belt must pass over the top
of the auger pulley and then twist 1/4 turn to pass
un der neath the two side idler pulleys on the snow
thrower. The "V" side of the belt must seat in the
grooves of all three pulleys. See fi gure 22.
TWIST
1/4 TURN
IDLER
PULLEY
FIGURE 22
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AUGER PULLEY
TWIST
1/4 TURN
IDLER
PULLEY
VIEWED FROM REAR