Is the spring loaded pulley the only tensioning device or is there another adjustable pulley?I agree, if the belt has not been changed in a LONG time. I'd start with that. Clean out the V groove of the pulley's while you have the belt out.
Is the tensioner bracket adjusted all the way down in the slot?Is the spring loaded pulley the only tensioning device or is there another adjustable pulley?
Yes, Is the spring loaded pulley the only tensioning device for that belt.Is the tensioner bracket adjusted all the way down in the slot?
So is the tensioner bracket is that the spring loaded tensioner? Did not know that it was adjustableIs the tensioner bracket adjusted all the way down in the slot?
It can't but could have a bad belt or spring or just craped upSo is the tensioner bracket is that the spring loaded tensioner? Did not know that it was adjustable
The tensioner bracket is slotted to allow adjustment.It can't but could have a bad belt or spring or just craped up
I stand corrected thanks OMThe tensioner bracket is slotted to allow adjustment.
The photos are great but my problem is that my set-up is entirely different. The spring loaded tensioner, which I can reach in and push forward to loosen the belt, is actually a pulley in which the belt goes around it. It does not push down into the belt like this tensioner. It is a 1995 model 763.The tensioner bracket is slotted to allow adjustment.
You may be mistaking the fan belt tensioner with the hydro belt tensioner. Both belts run off the same pully and are in close to one another. The fan belt is the size of a normal v-belt, the hydro belt is about 1 1/2 inches wide.The photos are great but my problem is that my set-up is entirely different. The spring loaded tensioner, which I can reach in and push forward to loosen the belt, is actually a pulley in which the belt goes around it. It does not push down into the belt like this tensioner. It is a 1995 model 763.
I think you're looking at the belt that drives the cooling fan not the hydrostatic pump drive belt. Is this the belt your looking at.The photos are great but my problem is that my set-up is entirely different. The spring loaded tensioner, which I can reach in and push forward to loosen the belt, is actually a pulley in which the belt goes around it. It does not push down into the belt like this tensioner. It is a 1995 model 763.
Its most definitely the v shaped fan belt. So if the spring tensioner is all the way back and belt is still not tight does that mean that I need a new belt?I think you're looking at the belt that drives the cooling fan not the hydrostatic pump drive belt. Is this the belt your looking at.
I would get a new belt, they are cheap compared to having one break at the worst possible time. You dont want the belt to break and overheat your engine, that gets expensive. Now for the hydro belt. If you have a problem with it squealing, that needs to be tightened also. Remove the black plastic cover to expose the hydro belt and follow the diagram posted above. Once the cover is removed, things will be much easier to understand.Its most definitely the v shaped fan belt. So if the spring tensioner is all the way back and belt is still not tight does that mean that I need a new belt?
If it is the belt that runs the cooling fan, it is never meant to be tight, the spring on the tensioner/idler is all that is needed, not a lot of torque is needed to spin the cooling fan.I would get a new belt, they are cheap compared to having one break at the worst possible time. You dont want the belt to break and overheat your engine, that gets expensive. Now for the hydro belt. If you have a problem with it squealing, that needs to be tightened also. Remove the black plastic cover to expose the hydro belt and follow the diagram posted above. Once the cover is removed, things will be much easier to understand.