Sears 917.299642 - Manual (Page 18)

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
GROUND DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT
• Remove Hairpin Clip and Retaining Pin from Hub of left
hand Wheel. Pull wheel out from Tiller about 1 in£h^
• Remove Belt Guard by removing two (2) Cap Nuts, one
(1) Hex Nut and three (3) Washers so that the Beit Guard
can slide straight out away from the Engine (Fig. 28).
• Loosen Beit Guides "A" and "B", and also Nuts "C"
and "D" (Fig. 29).
■ Remove old Beit by slipping from Engine Pulley first.
• Place Belt in groove of Transmission Pulley and into
groove of Engine Pulley, BELT MUST BE IN GROOVE
ON TOP OF IDLER PULLEY. NOTE POSITION OF
BELT TO GUIDES .
• Tighten Belt Guides "A” and "B" and Nuts "C" and "D".
• Replace Belt Guard, Washers, Cap Nuts, and Hex Nut.
• Reposition Wheel and replace Retaining Pin and Hair­
pin Clip.
GROUND DRtVE BELT ADJUSTMENT
For proper beit tension, the Extension Spring should have
about 5/8 inch stretch with Drive Control Bar in "EN-
GAC3ED'' position. This tension can be obtained as fol­
lows:
• Loosen Cable Clip Screw securing the Drive Control
Cable (Fig. 29 - INSET A) .
■ Slide Cable forward for less tension and rearward for
more tension until about 5/8 inch stretch is obtained
while the Drive Control Bar is engaged (Fig. 29 -
INSET B).
• Tighten Cable Clip Screw securely.
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