Installing The Belt; Completing The Installation - Toro Reelmaster 3100-D Edge Series Installation Instructions Manual

Important:
If the bolt is not properly
torqued, the bolt will come loose.
1. Driveshaft
2. Spacer

Installing the Belt

1. Install the belt onto the pulleys as follows:
•
Loop the belt around the drive pulley and
then over the top of the idler pulley
16).
1. Drive pulley
2. Idler-pulley assembly
•
Start the belt on the driven pulley
17).
•
Use a deep-well socket (9/16 inch) to rotate
the brush assembly and guide the belt onto
the driven pulley
Figure 15
3. Drive pulley
4. Flange-head bolt—torque
to 47 to 54 N∙m (35 to 40
ft-lb)
Figure 16
3. Belt
4. Driven pulley
(Figure
(Figure 17).
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1. Belt
Important:
(Figure
are properly seated in the grooves in each
pulley and that the belt is in the center of the
idler pulley.
2. Push down on the idler pulley to ensure that the
idler-pulley assembly pivots freely.

Completing the Installation

1. Check the alignment of the belt and pulleys as
follows:
•
The belt must be properly tensioned
(installed) prior to checking the alignment.
•
Lay a straightedge along the outer face of
the drive pulley
straightedge across both the drive pulley and
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the driven pulley.
•
The outer faces of the drive pulley and the
driven pulley should be in line within 0.76
mm (0.030 inch).
•
If the pulleys are not aligned, refer to
Checking the Pulley Alignment (page
•
If the pulleys are aligned, continue with the
installation.
•
Do not use the idler pulley to check the
alignment.
Important:
if the pulleys are not properly aligned.
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Figure 17
2. Deep-well socket (9/16
inch)
Ensure that the ribs on the belt
(Figure 18). Do not lay the
The belt may fail prematurely
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11).