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Drive Belt Tension on Honda Mower?
Hi all-
New to this group, but it looks great! My in-laws have a Honda Harmony II mower. I just replaced the drive belt on it this weekend because the old one broke and got shredded. Ooops! After putting the new belt on, it kept slipping off when engaging the drive. I verified that it was seating properly in the pulleys- no twists or anything. There's a bolt for adjusting the tension on a spring in there. I tried tightening and lossening and either way, the belt kept slipping off. Eventually, it slipped and got chopped... Any ideas on how to adjust this to an ideal setting? Thanks! Brian |
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Drive Belt Tension on Honda Mower?
was the belt you installed a jobber belt or one from Honda? if it was a
jobber belt you probably got the wrong size, if it was Honda then you may have installed it wrong or they sold you the wrong one. (don't hurt to have them double check if there is any doubt) some other things to look for are any belt guides on this unit to keep the belt on are they adjusted properly or missing? did you check the owners manual on belt replacement? Is any other part damaged or missing (i.e. idler pulleys etc) |
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Drive Belt Tension on Honda Mower?
Thanks for the response!
It was a true Honda belt that I used on the mower. As to the *exact* replacement? Well, the shop is pretty small and I *assume* knowledgeable, so I think it was the right part. The spring tensioner on the pulley is what I think needs adjusting- it's just that I don't know which way to go with it. There's lots of room to tighten and loosen the bolt and it doesn't really seem to have any effect on the tension of the belt. The owner's manual shows how to do everything else, except change and adjust the belt! D'oh! Thanks for the assist... any other ideas? -Brian "nil" wrote in message news was the belt you installed a jobber belt or one from Honda? if it was a jobber belt you probably got the wrong size, if it was Honda then you may have installed it wrong or they sold you the wrong one. (don't hurt to have them double check if there is any doubt) some other things to look for are any belt guides on this unit to keep the belt on are they adjusted properly or missing? did you check the owners manual on belt replacement? Is any other part damaged or missing (i.e. idler pulleys etc) |
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