Service

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Belt Replacement

Forward Clutch Belt

1.Stop the engine, allow it to cool and disconnect the spark plug wire before working near the belts.

2.Remove the two nuts and remove the belt cover. Refer to Fig. 6-8 in the Maintenance & Adjustments Section.

3.Move the reverse clutch belt out of the way. You do not need to completely remove the belt. Press the reverse idler pulley inward for slack and then slip the bottom half of the belt completely off the transmission pulley. Pull the bottom half of the belt out of the housing and let it hang off the outside of the tiller. See Fig. 7-1.

4.Disconnect the forward clutch cable from the forward clutch idler arm bracket . See Fig. 7-2. Note the hole from which you disconnect the cable. It is important that you reconnect the cable to the same hole.

Forward Clutch

Idler Arm

Forward Clutch

Cable Connection

Reverse

Clutch Belt

Transmission Pulley

Figure 7-1

Figure 7-2

5.Slide the belt off the engine pulley, away from engine, out from under the belt guide and completely off the pulley. See. Fig. 7-3.

Engine

Pulley

Forward

Clutch Belt

Belt Guide

Figure 7-3

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