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Originally Posted by Berwil
In the first pic it looks like the belt is rubbing the rear deck bracket, that can't be right. In the second pic after mowing the idler pulley is leaning, how floppy is the pulley and bracket with the belt off? Maybe the belt is climbing the edge of the pulley which pulls the arm tighter to compensate for the larger diameter and the bouncing of the arm as the belt catches the edge of the pulley is taking out the spring.
I replaced the pulley bolt on my tensioner this year, different deck, but similar tensioner. I had no idea it was like that, only removed it because the tensioner pulley bearings were shot. Someone had already sleeved the shoulder bolt hole that mounts it to the deck. I think you may want to inspect the tensioner.
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Bill |
Thanks Bill. The belt is against the rear deck bracket because the tensioner arm (yellow lever on opposite side of deck, not exactly sure of correct name
) is in the relaxed position. When its not, the belt is not even close to the deck bracket (see video attached in my last reply and the last picture in my last reply and you can see it does not touch once the tensioner arm is back in the locked position).
Also, I took the pulley assembly off last night and checked it all out and its all good and tight and greased. But I will check it again and pay more attention to what you mentioned. The only movement I could find was parallel with the top of the deck, the way it is supposed to move. It has no up and down movement or wiggle at all, just side to side as it pivots with the tension of the spring. Thanks for your reply!