McLaughlin MCL 36C, Repair Manual

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
6.5 Belt Drives
6.5.1 Checking V-Belts
5.1.27
Inspect entire V-belt for damage.
Replace damaged V-belts, run engine
for 15 minutes, the check belt tension.
After installing new belts, run engine for
15 min. then check belt tension.
To check the tension of the V-belt, use a
tension gauge (see 9.3).
- Place indicator arm, 1, into belt.
- Position gauge on V-belt, 2, midway
between the pulleys, with flange, 3, on
bottom of gauge against the edge of
belt.
- Push slowly on the black pad, 4, at right
angles to belt, 2, until the spring is
heard or felt to trigger.
- Carefully remove the gauge without
altering the position of the indicator arm 1.
- Read off the value where the black indicator
arm, 1, intersects scale 5 (arrow). For
settings, see 9.1.
- If necessary, retension belt and measure
again.
Check tension and change belts
only with the engine off. Refit
belt guard, if provided.
When new V-belts are fitted, check
the belt tension after ca. 15 minutes
running time.