Belt Removal, Inspection, and Replacement
Update: July 29th, 2010
To remove the belt you must first remove the belt cover. With the cover off, squeeze the outer sheave to the outside part of the clutch. Hold them together and at the same time roll the belt off of the driver clutch.
Inspect the belt for any signs of wear, cracking, or stretching. If any of these signs appear the belt will have to be replaced. While the belt is off inspect the pulleys for any signs of wear as well.
To install the belt, wrap the belt around the driven clutch while squeezing the sheave, then roll the belt onto the driver clutch. Once belt is installed, move the belt around so that it is not pinched in the pulleys; the belt should be able to move around the pulleys with little effort.
belt seems very tight does not move freely plate stays open with new belt supplier says its the correct size ?cant get belt back off so tight is this normal