To Replace V-Belt; To Remove Belt Guard - Craftsman 917.292350 Owner's Manual

TO REPLACE V-BELT (See Fig. 20)
Replace V-belt if it has stretched considerably or if it has
cracks or frayed edges.
Beit guard must be removed to service belt. See "TO
REMOVE BELT GUARD" in this section of manual.
BELT REMOVAL
o Remove V_belt from transmission pulley first and then
from engine pulley,,
BELT REPLACEMENT
° Install new V-belt to engine pultey first then to transmis-
sion pulley,, Be sure belt is positioned on inside groove
of both pulleys, inside air belt guides and rests on idler
pulley,
CHECK TINE OPERATION
o See "TINE OPERATION CHECK" in this section of
manual,
REPLACE BELT' GUARD
TO REMOVE BELT GUARD (See Fig. 21)
° Remove cap nut and washer from side of belt guard,,
° Loosen (do not remove) tine shield nut on underside of
tine shield and cap nut on top of belt guard°
o Pull belt guard out and away from unit°
° Replace belt guard by reversing above procedure, Be
sure slot in bottom of belt guard is under head of fine
shield bolt and all nuts are tightened securely.
BELT GUARD CAP NUT CAP NUT
AND WASHER
SHIELD
NUT _.,
T]NE
SHIELD
FIG. 21
BELT
GUARD
BOLT
TRANSMISSION
PULLEY
FiG. 20
16