Checking The Alternator-Belt Tension - Toro Z Master Professional 7500-D Series Operator's Manual

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1. Spring-loaded idler pulley
2. Square hole in the idler
arm for the ratchet
7. Install the new belt around the mower deck
pulleys.
8. Install the 2 wing decks belts; refer to
the Wing Deck Belts (page
9. Install the belt covers and floorboard.
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3. Spring
4. Center deck mower belt
Replacing
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Checking the
Alternator-Belt Tension
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
1. Apply 44 N (10 lb) of force to the alternator belt,
midway between the pulleys.
2. If the deflection is not 10 mm (3/8 inch), loosen
the alternator mounting bolts
1. Mounting bolt
3. Increase or decrease the alternator-belt tension.
4. Tighten the mounting bolts.
5. Check the deflection of the belt again to ensure
that the tension is correct.
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(Figure 62).
Figure 62
2. Alternator
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