Section 4 - REPAIR & ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING

DO NOT attempt any maintenance, adjustments or service with engine and blade running. STOP engine and blade. Disconnect spark plug wire and secure away from spark plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow sufficient time for all components to cool.

4.4.1.Engine Drive Belt Replacement (Stretch Type Belts)

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IMPORTANT: Drain fuel tank before tipping mower. DO NOT tip machine with carburetor or spark plug down. Oil from crankcase will saturate the air filter and cause the engine to be hard to start or not start at all. If contamination does occur, the air filter will have to be replaced.

3.

Remove the driven disc. Refer to Section

“Replacing Rubber Driven Disc” for driven disc

removal procedure.

4.

Drain fuel tank before tipping mower. Do not tilt

mower with spark plug or carburetor down. Tilt

mower up on its rear wheels and remove blade and

blade hub. Assistance from another person may be

necessary to hold mower in the tilted position.

5.

Hold the slotted end of the drive disc bolt with a

screwdriver and remove the nut and internal tooth

lock washer. See Figure 4.16.

6.

Remove the belt cover located under deck.

7.

Lift the drive disc up and remove worn belt.

8.

Loop one end of new belt over engine pulley and

insert the other end through slot in deck. Refer to

Figure 4.15.

PULLEY POSITION

DRIVE DISC

SLOT IN END

OF DRIVE DISC BOLT

BUSHING

DECK BRACKET

(PARTIALLY SHOWN)

BOLT RETAINER

INTERNAL TOOTH

LOCKWASHER

NUT

FIGURE 4.16

4.4.2.Transmission Poly-V Belt Replacement 1. Remove the driven disc. Refer to Section on “Replacing Driven Disc Rubber Ring” for procedure. 2. Note the routing of the old belt around the three pulleys before removing it. See Figure 4.17.

3. Place new Poly-V Belt over end of hex shaft and onto drive pulley.

4. Work belt onto top of idler pulley.

5. Twist belt sideways and pull it upward between the differential bracket and driven pulley and then down into the pulley groove. Make sure the Poly-V Belt is above belt guide. See Figure 4.17.

9. Loop the belt around the pulley on the bottom of

the drive disc.

10. Reinstall drive disc and retaining hardware.

DRIVE

IDLER

PULLEY DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET

IMPORTANT: 1) The square shoulder of the drive

disc bolt must fit into the square hole of the bushing.

2) The square end of bushing must fit into the

bracket slot.

11. Reinstall belt cover and tighten bolts securely.

12. Reinstall blade hub and cutter blade.

Recommended torque for blade cap screw is 40 ft. lbs.

PULLEYPOLY-V BELT

HEX SHAFT

BELT GUIDE

DRIVEN

 

PULLEY

 

ROUTING OF POLY-V BELT

 

FIGURE 4.17

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Snapper EP217019BV important safety instructions Pulley Position, Reinstall blade hub and cutter blade
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EP217019BV specifications

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