Service

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Belt Replacement

Reverse Drive Belt

Your tiller has been engineered with a belt made of special material (Kevlar Tensile) for longer life and better performance. It should not be replaced with an off-the-shelf belt. Order all belts through you authorized service dealer.

1.Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire against the engine.

2.Remove the belt cover from the left side of the tiller by removing the two self-tapping screws and hex stop nut and washer. See Fig. 7–1.

Hex Stop Nut

& Washer

3.Remove belt from transmission pulley and then from around the reverse idler pulley. See Fig. 7–2.

Reverse Idler

PulleyTransmission

Pulley

Engine Pulley

Self-tapping Screws

Figure 7-2

4.To reassemble the new belt, follow the instructions in reverse order. Be sure to place the wider side of the belt

against transmission and idler pulley while slimmer side goes over the engine pulley. See Fig. 7–2.

NOTE: Upon reassembly, make certain the belt is routed over the idler pulley and inside of belt keepers by engine pulley. See Fig. 7–2.

Figure 7-1

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