Tine (long) belt removal, Note – MTD 218-402-000 User Manual
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Tine (Long) Belt Removal
1. Remove belt cover by removing the four self
tapping screws. See figure 21.
Belt
Cover
FIGURE 21.
2. Lift the belt from under the flat idler pulle/. See
figure 22.
3. Remove the wire belt guard. See figure 22.
Tine Belt
S = Wire
_ Belt
^Guard
__,o
Rear
Engine ^
Pulley
3olt
4. Loosen, but do not remove, the hex bolt on the rear
engine pulley. See figure 23.
5. Slip the engine pulley out until belt can be
removed.
6. Install new belt.
Drive (Short) Belt Removal
1. Remove the tine belt as instructed in the previous
section.
2. Remove the hex bolt, lock washer and flat washer
from the rear engine pulley. See figure 23. Slip the
rear engine pulley off the engine.
3. Loosen the two set screws on the front engine
pulley. See figure 24.
NOTE
Do not lose the square key on the
engine shaft.
4. Remove the iock nut on the “V”-idler pulley. See
figure 24.
5. Slide the front engine pulley and “V”-idler pulley
out as shown in figure 25.
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