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Belt Replacement

Forward Clutch Belt

1. Stop the engine, allow it to cool and disconnect the spark

plug wire before working near the belts. Also remove the

ignition key on electric start models.

2. Remove the two nuts and remove the belt cover. Refer to

Fig. 6-8 in the Maintenance & Adjustments Section.

3. Move the reverse clutch belt out of the way. You do not

need to completely remove the belt. Press the reverse idler

pulley inward for slack and then slip the bottom half of the

belt completely off the transmission pulley. Pull the bottom

half of the belt out of the housing and let it hang off the

outside of the tiller. See Fig. 7-1.

4. Disconnect the forward clutch cable from the forward

clutch idler arm bracket . See Fig. 7-2. Note the hole from

which you disconnect the cable. It is important that you

reconnect the cable to the same hole.

5. Slide the belt off the engine pulley, away from the engine,

out from under the belt guide and completely off the

pulley. See. Fig. 7-3.

Transmission Pulley

Reverse

Clutch Belt

Figure 7-1

Forward Clutch

Idler Arm

Forward Clutch

Cable Connection

Engine

Pulley

Belt Guide

Forward

Clutch Belt

Figure 7-2

Figure 7-3