Operator's Manual

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Figure55
Drive-shaftPulleyAlignment
1.Alignmentpoints
3.Drive-shaftpulley
2.Straightedge
4.Arborpulley
5.Ifthedrive-shaftpulleyisnotaligneddothefollowing:
A.Pulltherecoilstarthandleoftheengineuntilthe
setscrewholeinthecenterV-beltgrooveofthe
drive-shaftpulleyisaccessible.
B.Loosenthesetscrew .
C.Usingasoft-facemallet,tapthepulleyleftorright
alongthedriveshaftuntilthedrive-shaftpulley
andthearborpulleyarealignedtothestraight
edge(
Figure55).
D.Tightenthesetscrew .
E.Increasethebelttension;refertostep4in
AdjustingtheDriveBeltTension(page35)and
step5in
CheckingthePulleysandDriveBelts(page34)
6.Installthebeltguard;referto
InstallingtheBeltGuard(page35).
7.Installthesparkplugwirepushingthewireontothe
terminaloftheplug.
ReplacingtheDriveBelts
1.Elevatethebladetoitshighestposition;referto
AdjustingtheCuttingDepth(page14).
2.Ifinstalled,removethesawblade;referto
RemovingtheBlade(page12).
3.Removethebeltguard;referto
RemovingtheBeltGuard(page33).
4.Loosentheenginemountinghardwareasdescribedin
step2ofAdjustingtheDriveBeltTension(page35).
5.Loosenthebelttensionboltandjamnut,slidethe
engineforwardtoloosenbelts;refertoFigure52and
Figure53.
6.Removethebeltsasfollows:
A.Whilesupportingthearborshaft,removethe
bolts,washers,andnutsthatsecurethearbor
bearingblockstothebottomsideofthebaseof
themachine(Figure56).
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Figure56
B.Slipthebeltsoverthedriveshaftpulley
(Figure56).
C.Removethearborandbeltsfromthebaseofthe
machine(Figure56).
D.Removeanddiscardthedamagedorunserviceable
beltsfromthearborpulley.
7.Installthearborandbeltsasfollows:
A.Alignthenewbelts(orcombinationofnewand
serviceablebelts)overthearborpulley(
Figure56).
B.Frombeneaththebaseofthemachine,routethe
beltsthroughthearborpulleyopeningandalign
thearborbearingblockstothemountingholes
inthebase(Figure56).
C.Securethearborbearingblockstothebasewith
thebolts,washersandnutsremovedinstep6-A.
D.Slipthebeltsoverthedrive-shaftpulley
(Figure56).
8.Checkthealignmentofthepulleys;referto
AligningthePulleys(page36).
9.Tensionthebelts;referto
AdjustingtheDriveBeltTension(page35).
10.Installthebeltguard;referto
InstallingtheBeltGuard(page35).
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