Belt Replacement
Forward Clutch Belt
Stop the engine, allow it to cool and disconnect the spark 1.
plug wire before working near the belts. Also remove the
ignition key on electric start models.
Remove the two nuts and remove the belt cover. Refer to 2.
Fig. 6-8 in the Maintenance & Adjustments Section.
Move the reverse clutch belt out of the way. You do not 3.
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.
Disconnect the forward clutch cable from the forward 4.
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.
Slide the belt off the engine pulley, away from engine, out 5.
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
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