Honda Power Equipment MM52 manual Blade Belt Replacement, Maintenance

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Blade Belt Replacement

1.Remove the mower deck from the tractor.

2.Remove the four 5/16 in. nuts holding down the left and right mower pulley covers. Clean out any grass or debris.

3.Check the belt for wear or cracks.

4.If necessary to replace the belt, grasp it midway between the right and left deck pulleys. As you face the deck from the REAR, pull the belt towards you and to the left. This will create slack in the belt as the tensioner pulley moves. With the slack you have created, slip the belt off the left deck pulley. Next remove belt from right pulley.

5.Pull back on tensioner arm to release pressure on tensioner arm spring. Unhook and remove tensioner arm spring. Remove the spring pin holding the tensioner arm to mower deck. Lii arm and remove, allowing belt to slip free.

6; Slip V-belt off remaining pulleys.

7.Install new V-belt in the reverse order of re- moval. Start with the driven pulley in center of deck, then install tensioner arm, washer, felt seal and spring pin. install tensioner arm spring, then pass V-belt over left pulley and right pulley.

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mIf the belt Is not released slowly, the ic&r pulley will move suddenly and could injure your hand. Be sure to reinstall right and left pulley covers after changing belt. Failure to use pulley covers can cause serl- ous personal injury.

8. Reinstall mower pulley covers using the four 5/l 6 in. nuts removed earlier.

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