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Belt Replacement

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 hex washer screws and the lock nut and washer. See Fig. 7–1.

Flat Washer

Belt Cover

Lock Nut

Hex Washer Screws

4.Using a 1⁄2” wrench, remove the hex screw securing the belt keeper to the engine. See Fig. 7-3.

Belt Keeper

Hex Screw

Figure 7-3

5.Remove the belt.

6.To install the new belt, follow the instructions in reverse order and refer to Fig. 7-4. Be sure to place the wider side of the belt away from the engine and transmission pulleys.

Figure 7-1

3.Remove the idler pulley bolt and move the belt from under the idler pulley keeper. See Fig. 7–2.

Idler Pulley Keeper

Idler Pulley

Bolt

Figure 7-2

Transmission

Pulley

Idler Pulley

Engine Pulley

Figure 7-4

NOTE: Upon reassembly, make certain that the idler pulley keeper is as shown in Fig. 7–2. Take note of the notch

on the bottom of the keeper and the alignment when reassembling with the replacement belt.

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