Blade Shaft Drive Belts; Removing The Blade Shaft Drive Belts; Attaching The Blade Shaft Drive Belts; Gearbox / Clutch / Blade Shaft - Husqvarna FS 5000D Workshop Manual

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Blade Shaft Drive Belts

First see Removing the Front
Cover (p. 48) and Removing the
Side Covers (p. 48).
Removing the Blade Shaft
Drive Belts
1� Remove the flange protection and
outer pulley protection, two screws
each�
2� Remove the inner pulley
protection with three screws, for
each side�
3� Loosen the locking screws�
4� Lower the engine and gearbox
by unscrewing the jacking bolts
alternately�
5� Slip off the belts of the pulleys by
rolling them off a couple grooves
at a time�
Attaching the Blade Shaft
Drive Belts
1� Slip the new belts on by rolling
them a couple grooves at a time�
2� To tension the belts, raise the
gearbox and engine using the
jacking screws� Be sure to keep the
left and right sides even�
3� To set the tension of the belts,
pluck the edge of the belt like a
guitar string� If the sound is a
"thud" sound, they need to be
tighter, you want to tighten the
belts just to the point that you get
a tone, sort of a low C�
4� Tighten the two horizontal
locking bolts located behind the
two jacking bolts