Scotts S2046 transmission drive belt installation instructions ?
Josmoe
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Comments (6)Well, i bought my belts at a local store that has or will order new matching belts for tillers, or anything else. They sell lots of parts, and will order anything i need! Check in your area--there must be someplace where you can buy parts, belts, etc. But not Home Depot, Lowes, or any place like that! And, automotive belts will not last as long as the kind used in mowers and tillers. As for replacing the double belts, its a bit tricky, but not that tricky! Here's how to do it: Move the clutch handle to loosen tension on the belts. Then, first thing, take forward belt off lower front pulley, and rear belt off rear upper and lower pulleys, and slip it out. Then remove front belt. To install the new belts: Hang front belt over the front upper pulley, but not the lower one. Slip the rear belt in under the front and into the rear lower pulley, then install it in the top rear pulley. Then slip the front belt over the lower front pulley, and its done. you may have to adjust the sliding block, but that isn't too hard to do. It might not let the handle stay in position if its out of adjustment. HTH: Rusty Jones...See Morereplace drive belt on Troybilt Bronco tiller
Comments (4)Here's what I did: remove/loosen belt guides, remove belts from pullies, it'll look like the engine could easily come off, unmount and remove the engine, remove the bolt attaching the flywheel to the transmission on the front. slide off the flywheel, replace belts. bolt the flywheel back on to the transmission remount engine ( make sure that the flywheel and upper pullies line up, then bolt the engine back down put the belts over the upper pullies, put the guides back on. readjust the engage cable...See MoreSimplicity 5216H Eating Drive Belts
Comments (16)More info. After a beer tonight, got underneath the tractor and found the belt stuck in between one of the idler pulleys and its bracket above. The belt came to a screeching halt and, of course, wore off at the crank pulley. Come to remember, it did that last time, too... (he says, foreshadowingly). Thinking over all the thoughts here, I looked at that particular idler pulley (one of the flat ones where the back of the belt rides, immediately off the crankshaft pulley) and it appeared to be worn more at the top than the bottom, toward its bracket. I messed around with it further and noticed that its bracket -- a bellcrank that has another pulley that controls the tension when the brake/de-clutch pedal is released -- was wobbly rather than pivoting in one plane. I removed that bellcrank and the two pulleys on it and found the spacer that it pivots on was worn, as well as the hole in the bellcrank it fits into (both are held onto the tractor frame with a bolt). So here's my theory: this bellcrank pivot point wore to the point where it was tilting downward at the front (toward the crank) and was both wearing the top edge of the belt (in previous times I found evidence of that) and/or popping off the top edge of that leading pulley and getting caught. When it got caught, the belt stopped and the crankshaft pulley wore through it. This reasonably explains all the symptoms I've been seeing. For further reference, I found no evidence that the belt was riding deep enough into any v-pulley groove to bottom out; the parts book shows the same crankshaft pulley assembly for both engines. Tomorrow I call a Simplicity parts dealer to see if the bellcrank, spacer, and pulleys are still available. If so, then ~$100 in parts (including a new belt) and I'm "back on the road." I do have the Jonesin' for a new lawn tractor, but this ole gal has been so good for me it's hard to "quit her"... Thanks, I'll keep you posted. - GA...See MoreCraftsman DYT 4000 Drive Belt Mod# 917.273280
Comments (4)Yes, the drive pulley is alot smaller than the blade clutch and you have to go over that to get to the drive pulley. I just came in from working on it with my uncle and it looks like maybe the belt they sold me is about an inch to short. I did try to reverse the pocedure like you suggested and I could not get it over the fan fins on the top of the transaxle. I'm gonna go to the repair shop in the morning and get the next size up belt and try that. Thanks for the help...See MoreUser
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