Troy-Bilt 675B manual CheckingAndAdjustingTension, On DriveBelts, Meansthe cuttingedges face

moving partsto come to a complete stop, disconnectspark plug wire and move wire awayfrom

,_ WARNING: Beforeinspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine,shut off engine, wait for all spark plug. Failureto follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property

damage.

ToCheckandAdjustTensiononthe Forward

								DriveBelt:
								1. Checkingfor correct belttension is the
								sameas that described in item 5, Step 4:
								Attach Forward ClutchRod. Beforecheck-
					C			ing, shut off the engine, disconnect the
								spark plug wire, andallow the engineand
							D
				SHAFT				muffler to cool down. If, after following
								the adjustment procedures, you cannot
								get the correct gap on the forward clutch
								rod adjustment bracket, you will needto
			ENGINE					makea secondary adjustment as de-
								scribed next.
								2. Disconnectthe ForwardClutch Rod (A,
	I_	OFENOTESTINE CUTTING EDGE I						Figure 5-9) from the swivel plate (B) by
								removing the innermost hairpin cotter
								(C).
								3. Unthreadthe Forward Clutch Rod (in a
Figure5-7: Completetineassemblies--holders,tinesand hardware.								counterclockwise direction as viewed
								from the front of the unit) until oneor two
								threads on the rod extendabovethe rect-
_b	(counter-rotating tine) tiller			_	belt adjustment instructions			angular nut (D, Figure5-10) on the for-
		ARNING:	This is a CRT			ARNING:	Follow the	ward clutch bracket.
	and its tines must be mounted				carefully. An incorrect
								4. Removethe belt cover.
	in the direction shown in				adjustment could result in the
	Figure5-7. Failureto comply				ForwardClutch mechanism			5. Slip the forward drive belt (E, Figure
	could result in personal injury				engagingtoo soon. This could
								he engine-driven forward drive pulley by
	or property damage.				causeloss of tiller control and
								pushing it off (awayfrom engine) with
					result in personal injury or
2. When installing individual tines, install								your left handwhile pulling enginestarter
					property damage.			rope with your right hand.
them inthe reverseorder from which they
were removed.The two sets of inboard				Maintaining correct tension on the drive				6. Onthe left side of the unit (from oper-
tines are installed so one fine faces to-				belts is important to good tilling perfor-				ator'sposition) removethe hairpin cotter
ward the transmission housing and the				manceand long belt life. A loose belt will				from the clevis pin (F,Figure 5-11) that
other fine faces awayfrom it. The single				slip on the engine and transmission pul-				connectsthe forward idler arm (G)to the
outboard tine on each side facestoward				leys and causethe tines and wheelsto				forward adjustable link (H). Push inward
the transmission housing. Also be sure				slow down -		or stop completely - even		on the forward idler arm (G) and remove
the cutting edges face so they will enter				though the engineis runningat full speed.				the clevis pin (F).
the soil first when the tiller			is moving for-	A loose belt will also result in premature				7. Thereare two holes in the forward ad-
ward-this	meansthe cuttingedgesface			wear to the belt.				justable link (H, Figure5-11). Push in-
toward the operator position.
				Thetension on a new forward drive belt				ward on the forward idler arm (G) and
CheckingAndAdjustingTension				should be checkedafter the first two (2)				install the clevis pin (F)through the inner
				hours of operation. Thereafter,check the				holein the forward adjustablelink (H) and
On DriveBelts
				tension after every ten (10) hours of				out through the single hole in the forward
While checking belt tension, also check
				operation.				idler arm (G). Securethe clevis pin with
for cracks, cuts or frayed edges. A belt				The reversedrive belt, becauseit is used				the hairpin cotter.
that is in poor condition should be re-

placed.	infrequently, will not requirean initial ten-
	sion adjustment until a significant num-
	ber of operating hours has passed.

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