Bercomac Northeast 700576, Owner'S Manual

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Position of the belts
Top view
Position of the bearing
Distance between coils
Belt Insertion
MAINTENANCE
BELT INSTALLATION, ADJUSTMENT,
AND REPLACEMENT:
IMPORTANT:
When aligning or replacing the snowblower pulley
(item 4), you must clean the parts and use ‘’Lock-tite’’
2760 on the key and the set screws. Tighten firmly.
DRIVE MECHANISM BELT:
a) Dismount the drive mechanism.
b) Remove the bolt which retains the tension pulley.
c) Replace the belt and re-install the tension pulley.
Before tightening make sure the belt guide does
not touch the belt at any time.
d) Re-install the drive mechanism.
e) Check the alignment of the belt that joins the
drive mechanism to the engine pulley.
WARNING
The belt tension arm is spring loaded & needs to be
held firmly while displacing to prevent injury
.
SNOWBLOWER BELT :
a) Lower the snowblower to the ground.
b) Remove the belt guard.
c) Remove tension on the belt by lowering the
tension arm (item 1)
d) Loosen the knob (item 2) on the bracket that holds
the bearing (item 3).
e) Install the belt as shown.
f)) Adjust the bracket by pushing on the bearing (item
3) to apply a slight pressure on the back of the belt
(just enough to hold the belt in place). It is normal
that the bearing is off centre (towards the vehicle)
on the pulley. Just make sure that it does not
come into contact with the wall of the pulley.
g) Tighten firmly with the knob.
h) Apply tension on the belt by pulling up the tension
arm (item 1).
i) Engage the snowblower for a few seconds under
supervision. Stop the engine. Inspect the belt to
make sure it does not interfere with any parts; that
it is well inserted in the pulleys and that it has not
flipped on it’s side while still on the pulleys. The V
of the belt
must be in the V of the pulleys. The
back of the belt must rest on the flat pulleys (D)
as shown.
j) Reinstall the belt guard.
k) Use genuine belts only, they are specifically
fabricated for this application.
NOTE : There must be a good tension on the belt at
all times. If spring is damaged or stretched, you must
replace
it.