9. belt adjustment, 10. belt replacement – MTD 1850 User Manual
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BELT SHOULD BE IN THIS
POSITION WITH CONTROL
LEVER IN NO. 4 POSITION
FIGURE 4-5. GASOLINE FILTER AND SHUT-OFF
4-9. BELT ADJUSTMENT
To check the belt adjustment, it is necessary to re
move the belt cover so the belts are exposed as shown
in Figure 4-6.
VARIABLE SPEI
PULLEY
FIGURE 4-6. DRIVE SYSTEM
Start the engine and move the control lever into the
number
4
position.
The
belt
closest
to
the
engine
should move to the outside edge of the variable speed
pulley so the top of the belt is almost flush with the
pulley. See Figure 4-7.
FIGURE 4-7. VARIABLE SPEED PULLEY
4-10. BELT REPLACEMENT
Step 1. Remove the belt cover so the belts are ex
posed as shown in Figure 4-6.
Step 2. Put the depth bar on the wheel hanger and
place the tip of the depth bar under the var
iable speed pulley bracket as shown in Figure
4-8.
FIGURE 4-8. BELT REMOVAL
4-3