7-MAINTENANCE
Alternatorandairconditioningcompressor(ifequipped)belt
tension
NOTE:Thealternatorbeltandair-conditioningbelttensioncheckandadjustprocedureonlyapplestomodelsL213,
L215,L218,andL220.
Checkthealternatorbelttensionaftertheîšżrst10hofoperationonanewmachineorifanewbelthasbeeninstalled.
Aftertheinitial10h,checkthebelttensionevery10hofoperation.
Alternatorbelttensioncheckandadjust
Usethefollowingproceduretoadjustthealternatorbelt
tension.
1.Loosentheadjustingbracketbolt(2).
2.Pullthealternatortowardtheoutsideofthema-
chinetotightenthebelt.Thebeltistightenedprop-
erlywhenaforceof1kg(2lb)isappliedperpen-
diculartothebeltatthecenterofthespanwitha
3mm(0.118in)deection.
3.Tightentheadjustingbracketbolt(2).
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Airconditioningbelttensioncheckandadjust
Ifyourmachineisequippedwithairconditioning,use
thefollowingproceduretoadjusttheairconditioning
belttension.
1.Loosentheadjustingbracketbolt(1).
2.Pulltheaircompressor(2)towardtheoutsideof
themachinetotightenthebelt.Thebeltistight-
enedproperlywhenaforceof1kg(2lb)isapplied
perpendiculartothebeltatthecenterofthespan
witha3mm(0.118in)deection.
3.Tightentheadjustingbracketbolt(1).
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NOTE:ModelsL223,L225,L230,C227,C232,andC238equippedwithanauthorizedCNHbelttheproperadjust-
mentiswiththealternatorinitsfullyextendedmountingposition.Thesamemachinesequippedwithair-conditioning
(AC)theACcompressormustalsobeinthefullyextendedmountingposition.
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