Replacing The Belts - Toro 60213 60216 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Belts

Service Interval: Every 2 years (belt-drive models
only).
Removing the Belts
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the machine to cool.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
4. Move the clutch lever to the O
5. Remove the divider plate; refer to
Divider Plate (page
6. Remove the bolt that secures the belt guide to
the engine, and remove the belt guide
67).
Figure 67
1. Bolt
7. Slip the forward belt forward and off the idler
pulley (Figure 68).
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Removing the
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2. Belt guide
1. Engine pulley
2. Forward belt
8. Slip the rear belt rearward and off the idler pulley
(Figure 68).
9. Slip the belts off the engine pulley.
10. Remove the belts from the machine.
Installing the Belts
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the machine to cool.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
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Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
4. Ensure that the clutch lever is in the O
position.
5. Align the rear belt to the rear groove in the
engine pulley.
Note:
Do not align the rear belt to the idler
pulley.
6. Align the forward belt to the forward groove of
the idler pulley.
7. Slip the rear belt over the idler pulley and align
the belt to the rear pulley groove.
8. Slip the forward belt over the engine pulley and
align the belt to the forward pulley groove.
9. Check the belt tension; refer to step
in Adjusting the Belt Tension (page
10. Loosely secure the belt guide to the engine
(Figure 67) with the bolt that was removed in
step 6 of
11. Adjust the belt guide; refer to
Guide (page
12. Install the divider plate; refer to
Divider Plate (page
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Figure 68
3. Idler pulley
4. Rear belt
Replacing the Belts (page
Adjusting the Belt
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4 through 6
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Installing the