Manual

Section5: Maintenance
_ efore inspecting,cleaning or servicingthe machine, shutoff engine, wait for all movingpartstocome I
to a completestop, disconnectspark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Remove ignition
key, if soequipped.
Fa uretofo ow these nstructonscanresut n serous persona njuryor propertydamage.
3. Insert the belt adjustment tool through
the hole in theside of the adjustment
block, spacing the ends of the tool equally
on both sides (Figure 5-14). Rotate the
tool so the slotted end faces down.
Figure 5-14: With WheelslTineslPTO
Drive Lever in NEUTRAL, insert tool
through hole in adjustment block.
4. Placethe Wheels/Tines/PTODrive
Lever in FORWARDposition. The arms of
the clutch control yoke will be resting on
the belt adjustment tool andthe clutch
roller should be engagedslightly beneath
the adjustment block (Figure 5-15).
Figure 5-15: With Drive Lever in
FORWARD position, clutch roller
should be engaged slightly beneath
the adjustment block.
5. Useone hand to hold the drive lever in
FORWARDwhile using a 9/16" wrench to
loosen (don't remove) the bolt at the back
of thebelt adjustment block (Figure 5-16).
The adjustment block should be free to
move either up or down.
Figure 5.16: Hold Drive Lever while
loosening bolt. Push lever down to
tighten belt; pull up to loosen belt.
6. Push the drive lever down if the belt
needstightening. Pull the lever up if the
belt needsto be loosened. Hold the drive
lever in place and tighten thebolt in the
adjustment block firmly.
7. Let go of the drive lever and remove
thebelt adjustment tool from thehole in
theadjustment block.
8. Check the tensionon thebelt by
following the previous instructions "How
to MeasureBelt Tension."
NOTE: If theadjustment block is all the
way down and the measurement between
the clutch roller andthe bracket is less
than 1/4",thena new drive belt is needed.
Replacing the Drive Belt
Removingthe Belt
1. Move Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Leverto
NEUTRALposition.
2. While kneeling on the right side of the
tiller, createslack in the belt by reaching
over to the left side of the pulleys and
pushing in on the center of the belt with
your finger.
3. Useyour right hand to movethe belt
down and awayfrom the lower pulley, in
the direction of the engine (Figure5-17).
4. Push the belt upward to createslack in
the belt (Figure 5-18).
Figure 5-17: First move belt off the
lower pulley.
Figure 5-18: Push belt upward to
create slack.
5. Lift the top half of the belt up and over
the upper pulley and the rubber reverse
disc, moving it in front of the reversedisc
(refer to Figure 5-19)=
6. Push theWheels/Tines/PTODrive
Leverdown into the FORWARDposition.
This increasesthe distance betweenthe
upperand lower pulleys= Next, lift and
pull the entire belt out betweenthe pulleys
(Figure 5-20).
Replacingthe DriveBelt
1. PlaceWheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever in
FORWARDposition.
2. Squeezethe belt in themiddle and
insert one end in betweenthe pulleys
(Figure 5-20).
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