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The driver belt of my gilson snowblower broke to day. how do you replace it?
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All snowblowers have at least one belt, whether you have a gas powered version or electric, and the directions are generally the same for all models with very little variation.
For most two stage snow blowers, there are 2 or 3 belts under the cover. One belt will drive the auger, and the other will drive the wheels.
Drive Belt Tension Adjustment. Belt tension is adjusted by moving the drive motor position (forward or rearward) in an iterative process until the belt tension meets specification. Remove the drive belt. It is recommended that you walk the belt off the smaller drive motor pulley.
Not all types of drive belt systems can be adjusted. Cars equipped with an automatic belt tensioner adjust themselves over time and do not require adjustment. This article shows you the process to adjust drive belts on a pivot-style belt adjuster.
In belt drives, power is transmitted between at least two pulleys by a belt. One pulley drives the belt (driving pulley) and the other pulley is driven by the belt (driven pulley). In belt drives, the speed is often reduced, so that in these cases the smaller of the two pulleys is the driving pulley.
The blower belt adjustment should be done with the motor cold, and have 3/4″ deflection in or out on the long side of the belt. This should give you 1 1/2″ total deflection.
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I have an 8100 ES Reebok treadmill. There is a squeaking noise coming from the drive motor. It is coming from the non-belt side (if facing the front of the treadmill, the left of the drive motor. When the treadmill is turned off, I can manually move the walking belt in the walking / running direction and it will squeak. If I move it in the opposite direction, manually it does not squeak. Also, if I need to lubricate the bearings can you tell me how to get to them to do this. The motor has plenty of power and no other problems, only squeaking. I have sprayed a belt lubricant on the belt and also blown it all out with a can of compressed air (used for computer key boards).
ANSWER : Hi.the bearings in these machines should be lubricated and sealed for life. they are not designed to be touched. it sounds like you have done the important bits. belt lubrication and blowing out any debris that may be there. squeaks like this can be incredibly difficult to find, but can also be incredibly annoying.the main things that you can do is keep watching to try and find exactly where the squeak is coming from and check for anything wrapped around the edge of the roller.keep using the belt spray, and the compessed air.a good grade silicone lubricating spray used at the edges of the rollers, by the bearings and around the motor and gearbox unit may also help but do not get this spray on the belt as it can be very slippery.squeaks like this can start and stop on their own or develop slowly and go just as slowly.keep doing the maintenance you are doing, and use the silicone spray as described above.it may take a little while for the spray to work its way into the bearings as they are fairly well sealed but you should notice an improvement after a few days.please feel free to ask for further advice if you need
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TC5000 and after extended use I smell burning and upon removing the belt cover and drive belt I felt of the motor on the motor side of the drive pulley and it was ”red-hot”, obviously the source of the smell of the burning. The motor spins freely without any rubbing noise. The drive pulley (motor side) and the tread pulley appear to be alligned. One curious thing is that the threaded motor output shaft is recessed about 3/8” from the outside edge of the pulley. Could it be the bearing on the pulley side of the motor? I am dumbfounded as to what the solution might be. Note that I could not enter the exact product as my model seemed to be invalid. My model is the TC5000. Thanks [email protected]
ANSWER : Just because it spins freely doesnt mean it cant have a shorted winding. Id send it back where it came from or at least replace the motor.
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My snowblower is the 12/33 and I am having a problem…. the belt that drives the auger is loose and I can’t see the adjustment. I would like to know how to adjust this belt…. thank you
ANSWER : If you could post your model number or serial number I will be able to help you.
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The Walking Belt keeps staying close to the right side
ANSWER : Speed the belt up to around 4mph while adjusting the belt. you will see it centre very quickly. once centered leave it to run for a couple of minutes to see if it stays central.
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How do i replace the fluid once i replace the front seal on the drive shaft ( 4 wheel drive )
ANSWER : Check where the speedo drive goes into the gearbox it could be the filler hole.
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95 Yamaha vmax 600 (new belt is too tight)
ANSWER : Sounds like the belt is wrong size. double check this,and if it is correct size make sure the secondary clutch is closing all the way.
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Not sure how to replace the belt in my MTD, Wards snowblower
ANSWER : Remove the housing with the machine offThe idler pulley is designed to push up against the outside of the belt between the drive and motor pulleys when disegaged the belt should look like a loop like a race trackengage the blade clutch and watch to see if it presses up against the drive pully and the motor pulley their should be a spring attached to the idler arm and i believe the new belt is dragging a littleyou should be able to move the belt with your hands ( it should slip freely) rod is engaged or it pulls the idler away Either a spring causes tension when the rod is engaged or it pulls the idler away Keep working with it until it is free you may have an adjustment on the spring tension or the linkage rod has an adjustment I am sure you can do this without an diagram good luck
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