MTD 12211, 12212 owner manual Removing Forward Clutch Belt, Installing Forward Clutch Belt

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Section 5: Maintenance

WARNING Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the unit, shut off engine, wait for all parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Remove ignition key on elec- tric start models. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage.

B

A

C

E

D

O

I

P K

Figure 5-16

Figure 5-18

Figure 5-20: Arrow (K) shows insertion point for installing new forward clutch belt.

Forward Clutch

Idler Arm

Forward Clutch

Cable

Connection

Figure 5-17

Removing Forward Clutch Belt

1.Stop engine, allow it to cool and dis- connect spark plug wire before working near belts. Also remove ignition key on electric start models.

2.Remove the two nuts (C, Figure 5-13) and remove the belt cover.

3.Move the reverse clutch belt (B, Figure 5-16) 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 com- pletely off the transmission pulley (A, Figure 5-16). Pull the bottom half of the belt out of the housing and let it hang off the outside of the unit (B).

4.Disconnect the forward clutch cable

from the forward clutch idler arm bracket

L

F

Figure 5-19: Left-side view.

(Figure 5-17). 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 (C, Figure 5-18), away from engine, out from under the belt guide (D), and completely off the pulley.

6.Slip the belt off the front of the trans- mission pulley (F, Figure 5-19).

7.Work the belt out from between the pulley and the frame, around the trans- mission cover spring, then up and out of the machine.

Installing Forward Clutch Belt

1.Stop engine, allow it to cool and dis- connect spark plug wire before working near belts. Also remove ignition key on electric start models.

2.Remove the old forward clutch belt as described in Removing Forward Clutch Belt.

3.From the front of tiller, insert the forward clutch belt in between the bottom of the engine drive pulley (I) and the top of transmission pulley (K, Figure 5-20).

4.Insert the bottom half of belt into the smaller, rear-most groove of the trans- mission pulley (F, Figure 5-19). Now slip the top half of belt under the belt guide (D, Figure 5-18) and onto the large groove of engine drive pulley (L, Figure 5-19).

5.Reconnect the forward clutch cable to the correct hole in the idler arm bracket, as shown in Figure 5-17.

NOTE: Be sure to run the reverse clutch cable on the pulley side of the cover support brackets (G, Figure 5-21).

H

G

Figure 5-21: Correct forward clutch cable positioning.

IMPORTANT: Belt must be installed on the inside of the belt guide (H, Figure 5-21).

6.Reinstall the reverse clutch belt. Insert the bottom of the belt into the frame, then

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