Deck Drive Belt Replacement - Honda H5518 Operator's Manual

2. Deck drive belt replacement
Set the gauge wheel to the 1 l/2 position (See page 33).
To replace the drive belt, observe the following.
- 1. Lower the cutter deck and remove belt stopper A, belt stopper col-
lars and 8 x 45 mm flange bolts from each side of the frame.
FLANGE BOLT
BELT STOPPER
(V-BELT DRIVEN STOPPER)
8 x 45 mm FLA
- 2. Loosen the belt tension adjust knob f
pulley and remove it from the pulleys starting with the one on the op-
posite side.
BELT TENSION
ADJUST KNOB
- 3. Remove the belt from the cutter deck driven pulley.
- 4. Installation sequence is essentially the reverse order of removal.
Check that the belt is fully seated in the pulleys. After installing the
cutter deck belt, check the belt slack as described in page 30. 45