SkyTrak 6042 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 134)

132 Model 6042 Origin 2/04
General Maintenance
A. Engine Fan Belt Check
(1000 Hour Intervals)
1. Ground the carriage,
place the travel select
lever in (N) NEUTRAL, move the neutral lock lever to NEUTRAL
LOCK position, engage the parking brake switch and shut off the
engine.
2. Unlock and open the left engine access door.
3. Inspect the fan belt (1). Replace if cracked or frayed.
4. This engine is equipped with an automatic belt tensioner (2).
Inspect the tensioner bearing. Spin the bearing and check for rough
spots under hand pressure.
5. Spin the fan and check for wobble or excessive play. Maximum play
should be .006 inch (0,15 mm).
6. To install the fan belt (1); first position the belt over the fan pulley
(3), crankshaft pulley (4), alternator pulley (5) and onto the ten-
sioner pulley (2).
NOTE: To hold the tensioner pulley toward the center of the engine, insert a
3/8" breaker bar into the square hole (7) in the tensioner arm.
7. Then, while holding the
tensioner (2) toward the
center of the engine,
slide the belt over the
water pump pulley (6).
Release the tensioner
pulley to apply tension on
the belt.
8. Close and lock the left
engine access door.
6. Engine Fan Belt
1000
OS08802 OH2690
OU0240
3
4
6
5
2
1
7