Replacing The Drive Belt - Toro 38282 Operator's Manual

1. Center electrode insulator
2. Side electrode
6. Install the spark plug and torque it to 20–22 ft-lb
(27–30 N-m).
7. Connect the wire to the spark plug.

Replacing the Drive Belt

If drive belt becomes worn, oil-soaked, excessively
cracked, frayed, or otherwise damaged, replace the belt.
1. Remove the 4 bolts that hold the drive belt cover
(Figure 30) in place.
1. Drive belt cover
Note: The lower front corner of the drive belt
cover is fastened down with a smaller bolt, a washer,
and a locknut.
2. Remove the belt from the rotor pulley.
Figure 29
3. Air gap (not to scale)
Figure 30
1. Rotor pulley
2. Idler arm brake
3. Drive belt
4. Idler arm
3. Press down on the idler arm and remove the belt
from between the tab on the idler arm brake and the
rotor pulley.
Note: The engine pulley belt guide is very close to
the pulley, and the belt may not fit through the gap.
4. Twist the belt out in front of the belt guide so that
the belt is wedged between the belt guide and the
engine pulley.
5. Insert a screwdriver into the hole in the belt guide as
shown in Figure 32, and flex the belt guide toward
the rotor pulley enough to pull the belt through the
gap.
1. Belt guide
Note: Take care not to distort or damage the belt
guide.
6. To install the new drive belt, reverse the steps above.
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Figure 31
5. Idler pulley
6. Engine pulley
7. Tabs on the idler arm
Figure 32
2. Engine pulley