Ward's GIL-39012B manual Belt Adjustments

ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION:Never ofiempt to moke-odjustmentson

fhe lillerwhilethe engine is runningAlwoys. stop lhe engineond disconneclthe wirelromtn6 spoit plug before ottemplingto moke odjustments.

ROTATE

CLAMP CAP SCRE\

BELT ADJUSTMENTS

TINE DBIVE BELT

The tine drive belt, which isthe outer be[, isodjusted by the ctomp cop screws(Figuie4) onct roto_

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ang me enflre cose qnd tine ossembly.R6lotecose fonrord to stocken belt ond bock to fidnten belt,With the clutch control lever inthe forword drlve position,the disfonce between the inside of fhe betf shoutd be $Pproximotely 3/4 inch os shown in Figure5. Tighten the clo.mp bolts securety ofter od justmeit. etoce jepm control in shollowestsettingond itortensine. Withcbn_ trol lever in neutrol position,tinesshoult not rofote.lf flnesrotote,reodjusttoincreqsebellslock untiltinesdo notdrive in neutrol.

FIG.4

ENGINEPULLEY

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TINEDRIVEBELT

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WHEELDRIVEBELT

The wheel drive belt, which is the inner beli, is od_ justedby.movingthe righthond idter(Figure6).With the clutch confrol lever in the neutrcjl[ositioh, tfre troclion belt should hove opproximoiely1/4 inch betweenthe upper idler ond the belf (Figure6).The

qdiustment shouldbe positioneO-to

idleroOtqihthis 1/4 inch. Moving idler up will increosecteoronce ond down will decreosecleoronce.

NOTE:The odjustmentidler hos four locotionsond is nol sloi mounted.The mochine screw mustbe removed from the mounting frorire when moking this odjustmenl.

TINEDRIVEPULLEY

FIG5.

UPPERIDLER

ADJUSTMENTIDLER

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MACHINE

SCREWWHEELDRIVE PULLEY

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FIG6.