Replacing the Drive Belt
If the drive belt becomes worn, oil-soaked, excessively
cracked, frayed, or otherwise damaged, replace the
belt.
1.
Remove the drive-belt cover by removing the 3
bolts as shown in
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Figure 26
1.
Drive-belt cover
6.
Drive belt
2.
Bolt (3)
7.
Rotor shaft
3.
Rotor-pulley bolt
8.
Brake spring (unhook from
idler arm here)
4.
Curved washer
9.
Idler pulley
5.
Rotor pulley
10.
Engine pulley
2.
Unhook the brake spring from the idler arm to
release the belt tension (
).
3.
Remove the screw and curved washer that
holds the rotor pulley (
).
4.
Remove the rotor pulley and the drive belt
(
).
5.
Install the new drive belt, routing it as shown in
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Figure 27
1.
Brake spring (install on
idler arm here)
3.
Engine pulley
2.
Idler pulley
4.
Rotor pulley
Note:
Route the new drive belt first around the
engine pulley, then the idler pulley, and finally
around the loose rotor pulley positioned just
above the rotor shaft (
).
6.
Install the rotor pulley onto the rotor shaft (
7.
Install the curved washer and the rotor-pulley
bolt and tighten them securely (
Note:
The concave side of the curved washer
goes against the outside of the pulley.
8.
Install the brake spring onto the idler arm (
9.
Install the drive-belt cover with the bolts that you
removed in step
Note:
Ensure that the drive belt is properly
adjusted and operating; refer to
Control Cable (page 14)
and
Control Cable (page 15)
.
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