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HHN 31V • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION & PARTS MANUAL — REV. #5 (03/02/07) — PAGE 20
HHN -31V — MAINTENANCE
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Figure 12. Drive Belt Removal
Figure 10. Drive Belt Guard Cover
Removing the V-belt
1.
Remove the seven HHC screws that secure the V-belt
guard cover as shown in Figure 10. Please note that the
screw under the muffler is some what difficult to remove.
2.
Remove the drive belt guard cover from the trowel and set
aside.
3.
Once the drive belt "Guard Cover" has been removed,
squeeze the drive belt as shown in Figure 11, and pull the
V-belt upwards. This will spread open the faces of the
lower
drive pulley.
4.
Insert
the 3/4" X 1" X 3.25" block between the moveable
face and the fixed face of the lower drive pulley. This block
will help keep the lower drive pulley faces open while
installing the new V-belt.
5.
Work the drive belt over the lower drive pulley as shown in
Figure 12, position it over the CV-joint boot, then pull the
belt over the upper drive pulley also shown in Figure 12.
6.
Once drive belt is free from both the upper and lower pulley's
CUT
the drive belt.
Figure 11. Lower Drive Pulley