Replace blade belt, Maintenance – HONDA MM60 User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

REPLACING BLADE BELT

Removing Blade Belt

1. Remove right and left pulley covers (as viewed

from rear of mower). Right cover is held on by
two

bolts and one nut, left cover by two bolts.

Retain bolts and nuts to replace cover.

2. Grasp belt with both hands on either side of the

rear center idler pulley (see illustration for
location). Pull back towards you to create

enough slack to slip belt off pulley.

3.

Belt will now

be quite slack and can easily be

removed from other pulleys, including tensioner

arm pulley (illustrated).

3.

To remove belt from gearbox driven pulley,

remove the two bolts holding front of the
gearbox mount to mower deck, and loosen the

two bolts on the rear of the gearbox mount. Tip
the gearbox up and slip the belt

off

the gearbox

pulley and slide it underneath the gearbox to
completely remove.

Installing Blade Belt

1. Remove the two bolts holding front of gearbox

mount to mower deck, and loosen the two rear
bolts (if not done previously).

2. Tilt gearbox up and slide belt underneath

gearbox. Fit into pulley V-grove and reinstall
bolts.

3.

Fit belt over all except center rear idler pulley.

Make sure that belt goes behind pivot

on

tensioner arm (belt makes a bend at this point).

4. Grasp belt with both hands, and pull back

towards you. Slip belt over center idler pulley.

5. Reinstall left and right pulley covers. Do not

operate without pulley covers installed.

sloner Arm Pulley

Center Idler Pulley

Belt

Assembly

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