Technical data

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6 Maintenance
Checking the V-belt
Every 500 operating hours.
38 Inspection V-belt
• Inspect the belt for wear and tear (fraying
and cracking). Belts which are in poor con-
dition should be replaced.
39 Checking tension
• Check tension of the V-belt by applying
moderate nger and thumb pressure. If the
deection of the belt is more than 12 mm
(1/2”), using about 10 kg (20 lbs) thumb
pressure, it should be tensioned.
40 Tensioning V-belt
• Loosen the bolt of the adjustment bracket
and both the alternator mounting bolts.
Now push the alternator outwards until the
belt tension is correct.
• Now rst re-tighten the upper mounting
bolt of the alternator.
• Then re-tighten the bolt of the adjustment
bracket and the lower mounting bolt.
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VD00128 VD00034 VD00129
Danger
Check, tension and change belts only with the
engine o. Ret belt guard, if provided.
V-belt, art.Code: STM7369