Snapper MR5014B, MCR5215014KWV, MCRP215014KWV, EMRP215014B, MRP218014T Adjustments & Repair

Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR

WARNING

Before attempting any adjustments or repairs, STOP the engine, remove the spark plug wire from the spark plug and secure wire away from plug. Wear heavy leather gloves when handling or working around cutting blades. Blades are extremely sharp and can cause severe injury. Never use a cutting blade that shows signs of excessive wear or damage.

4.4.1.Engine Drive Belt Replacement (Standard and Stretch Type Belts)

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13.Standard Belt: Use a stiff wire, such as a coat hanger, with a hook fashioned on one end to pull the hooked end of the idler spring through the large hole in the right wheel bracket. See Figure 4.20.

14.Reinstall the driven disc assembly.

IDLER

RIGHTSPRING WHEEL

BRACKET

PULL SPRING THROUGH

LARGE HOLE & HOOK INTO

SMALL HOLE

FIGURE 4.20

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 4.21.

	IDLER
DRIVE	PULLEY
	DIFFERENTIAL
PULLEY	BRACKET
	POLY-V
	BELT
HEX SHAFT

BELT GUIDE	DRIVEN
	PULLEY

ROUTING OF POLY-V-BELT

FIGURE 4.21

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

4.Work belt onto top of idler pulley.

5.Twist belt sideways and pull it upward between the differential bracket and drive pulley and then down into the pulley groove. Make sure the Poly-V Belt is above belt guide. See Figure 4.21.

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