What is drive belt tension?
A drive belt tensioner is a pulley mounted on a spring mechanism or adjustable pivot point that is used to keep tension on the engine belts. Both are used to keep tension on the engine serpentine belts so that they can drive the various engine accessories.
How do you tighten a craftsman drive belt?
Push the belt keepers on the transaxle pulley down and slide the belt over the transaxle pulley. Pull the slack from the back of the tractor (transaxle pulley) and slide the belt on to the stationary and clutch idlers. This will increase the tension in the belt and hold it in place. Click to see full answer
How does a MTD drive belt tension work?
Attached to the square plate is a mtd drive belt tension spring. This is the belt tensioning technique for your mower deck. It is named an idler pulley. As the drive belt wears and stretches, the tension spring on the idler pulley pulls the pulley against the belt and maintains stress.
How does the belt tension on a riding mower work?
Attached to the square plate is a spring. This is the belt tensioning technique for your mower deck. It is named an idler pulley. As the belt wears and stretches, the spring on the idler pulley pulls the pulley against the belt and maintains stress.
How do you replace the MTD drive belt on a riding mower?
Lift the front of the mower deck up and reattach it to the underside of the mower with the hairpins. Location the belt onto the PTO pulley, then reconnect the mtd drive belt tension spring to the idler pulley.
How to adjust the deck belt tension on a step thru riding tractor?
How do I adjust the deck belt tension on a Step-Thru® riding tractor? There are no belt tension adjustments on our Step-Thru (aka: Fast Attach, Autodrive, Pedal Drive ) style tractor cutting deck drives.
Push the belt keepers on the transaxle pulley down and slide the belt over the transaxle pulley. Pull the slack from the back of the tractor (transaxle pulley) and slide the belt on to the stationary and clutch idlers. This will increase the tension in the belt and hold it in place. Click to see full answer
What should I do if my deck belt tension is too high?
Any other problems with deck belt drive tension are usually the resolved by performing the Deck Leveling Adjustment procedure outlined in the specific model product Operator’s Manual. If you are unable to locate or download an Operator’s Manual online, please contact our Customer Support Department:
What happens when you tighten drive belt on Husqvarna riding mower?
In a nutshell, loosening the drive belt will allow the blades to become stationary. On the other hand, tightening it will get the blades moving. Now, if you have just bought a Husqvarna riding mower, you probably don’t know how to tighten drive belt on Husqvarna riding mower yet.