Engine Drive Belt Replacement; Transmission Poly-V Belt Replacement - Snapper FRP216016 Safety Instructions & Operator's Manual

Section 4 - REPAIR & ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING
DO NOT attempt any maintenance, adjustments or
service with engine and blade running. STOP engine
and blade. Disconnect spark plug wire and secure
away from spark plug. Engine and components are
HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow sufficient time for all
components to cool.

4.4.1. Engine Drive Belt Replacement

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5. Hold the slotted end of the drive disc bolt with a
screwdriver and remove the nut and internal tooth
lock washer. See Figure 4.17.
DRIVE
DISC
SLOT IN END
OF DRIVE
DISC BOLT
BUSHING
IDLER
ARM
IDLER
SPRING
DECK BRACKET
(PARTIALLY
SHOWN)
FIGURE 4.17
6. Lift the drive disc off the idler arm and remove
worn belt.
7. Loop one end of new belt over engine pulley and
insert the other end through slot in deck. See Figure
4.17.
8. Loop the belt around the pulley on the bottom of
the drive disc.
9. Reinstall drive disc and retaining hardware.
10. Reinstall blade hub and cutter blade. Recom-mended
torque for blade cap screw is 30 to 40 ft. lbs.
11. Use a stiff wire, such as a coat hanger, with a
hook fashioned on one end to pull the hooked end of
the idler spring through the large hole in the right
wheel bracket. See Figure 4.18.
12. Reinstall the driven disc assembly.
POSITION SCRAPER
TO CLEAR "V" OF
PULLEY
SPACER
INTERNAL TOOTH
LOCKWASHER
NUT
RIGHT WHEEL
BRACKET
PULL SPRING THROUGH
LARGE HOLE & HOOK
INTO SMALL HOLE
4.4.2.

Transmission Poly-V Belt Replacement

1. Remove the driven disc. Refer to Section on
"Replacing Driven Disc Rubber Ring" for procedure.
2. Note the routing of the old belt around the three
pulleys before removing it. See Figure 4.19.
3. Place new Poly-V Belt over end of hex shaft and
onto driven pulley.
4. Work belt onto top of idler pulley.
5. Twist belt sideways and pull it upward between
the differential bracket and drive pulley and then
down into the pulley groove. Make sure the Poly-V
Belt is above belt guide. See Figure 4.19.
DRIVE
PULLEY
HEX SHAFT
BELT GUIDE
17
FIGURE 4.18
IDLER
DIFFERENTIAL
PULLEY
BRACKET
POLY-V
BELT
ROUTING OF POLY-V BELT
FIGURE 4.19
IDLER
SPRING
DRIVEN
PULLEY