Removing And Replacing Belts - Craftsman 247.298780 Owner's Manual

Your tiller has been engineerea with the above
belts and Should not be replaced with an
off-the-shelf belt. The above belts are made of
special material (Kevtar Tensfl.e) for longer life and
better petformance.
REMOVING AND REPLACING BELTS.
t. Remove belt cover; remove two bolts, two
nuts and four flat washers. See figure 31.
._ NOTE
Upon reassembly make sure the belt
is inside the guide ptn s. See .figure
34.
2, To remove th e front belt (short) pui! gear shift
lever back to reverse (R) position. S!]p the belt
off ehglne pulley towards the engine, See
figure 32.
Engine
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FIIGURE 33._
FIGURE 32.
3_ Slip the belt off variable speed p u!|ey, remove
and replace with new bert. See figure 3.3,,
14
FIGURE 34,
4, To remove the rear. belt (long). Remove the
small belt first, follow steps t, 2 and 3 on
pages 14 and 15.