15" Craftsman Drive Belt
Getting it tight (2)
| The front cover will swing down. Remove the wires from the switch. They are just covers over the spade lugs. Set the covers aside. |
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| Undo the center bolt holding the speed indicator wheel and remove it. REMEMBER THE EXACT POSITION OF THE WHEEL. IT MUST BE REPLACED IN THE SAME POSITION AS IT IS REMOVED! |
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| The motor pivot bolt is revealed to the right of the upper pulley. Loosten it with an Allen wrench. |
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| I use a pivot bar and a wooden wedge to tighten the motor. While the wedge is not necessary, it seems to help. There is limited access to the drive belt but there is enough play to exchange it now if necessary. |
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| Now it is a matter of replacing everything in the opposite order from which it was removed. Be sure to replace the speed indicator wheel in the same position as it was removed. The white wire is on top on the switch. |
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