Removing and Replacing the Belt
WARNING! Before performing any maintenance procedure, stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
Important! Use only DR® belts on your machine. Do not use hardware store variety belts.
Tools needed: You will need the tools listed below.
9
■ ⁄16″ wrench or socket
3
■ ⁄16″ Allen wrench
■ DR® belt (Part Number – 114431)
1.Remove the
2.Remove the stone guard flap. (See “Removing the Stone Guard Flap” on page 28.)
3.Remove the bottom shield. (See “Removing the Bottom Shield” on page 28.)
4.Remove the four Allen set bolts on the underside of the lower bearing housing plate (Figure 25). The lower bearing should come off with the plate (Figure 26).
5. Remove the belt.
6.Install the new belt. Be sure the belt is on the inside of idler pulley 2, the outside of idler pulley 1 and correctly fitted around the engine pulley (Figure 24).
7.Replace the lower bearing housing plate, being sure to align the notch with the locking tool hole in the side of the housing and mount the four set screws in
this order: Mount and make snug one set screw, then the set screw opposite it. Make the other two screws snug.
8.Tighten all four in the same pattern. Do not over tighten the set screws
9.Reinstall the bottom shield.
10.Reinstall the stone guard flap.
11.Reinstall the
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