honda-automobiles 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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