Toro Drive Belt Tension Kit, 44" Snowthrower Attachment Installation guide

Brand: Toro

Model: Drive Belt Tension Kit, 44" Snowthrower Attachment

Type: Installation guide

FORM NO. 3322–120

44” 2–Stage Snowthrower Kit

PART

NO. 99–6492

ART NO. TR99D6492

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

Loose

Parts

Note: Use the chart below to identify parts used for assembly.

DESCRIPTION QTY. USE

Lever assembly

Pivot bracket

Spring tension link

ension spring

Shoulder bolt

Bolt, 5/16 – 18 x 3/4”

Lock nut, 5/16 – 18

Installation of kit

Installation Instructions

Read before installing

Description

This kit is designed for use on 2–stage snowthrowers,

Model No.79366 and Model No. 99470 used on

Garden tractors, to improve the drive belt tension.

Installation

1. Release the belt tension lever to relieve belt

tension if mounted to a tractor.

2. Remove the tension spring, shoulder bolt,

tension lever and spring tension link (Fig. 1) and

discard.

POTENTIAL HAZARD

• Spring is under tension.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

• Stored spring energy can cause personal

injury when r

eleased rapidly

HOW TO AV

OID THE HAZARD

• Carefully unhook spring with a firm grip

and r

elease slowly

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Figure 1

1. Tension

spring

2. T

ension lever

Spring tension link

Shoulder bolt

3. With a hacksaw or other suitable tool, cut the

belt guide off at the bend adjacent to the welded

leg (Fig. 2). Grind or file smooth after cutting.

m–4083

Figure 2

1. Belt

guide

2. Cut–of

f point

4. Install the double bend end of the spring tension

link in the upper hole of the outer leg (adjacent

to bend) on the lever assembly so that the

extended part of the link is outward in the same

plane as the handle (Fig. 3).

m–4084

Figure 3

1. Spring

tension link

Lever assembly

5. Assemble the lever assembly to the pulley box

frame by inserting the leg furthest from the bend

into the frame where the old lever was located

(Fig. 4). Insert the shoulder bolt, with the head

to the inside through the pivot hole and on

through the hole in the second leg. Place the

pivot bracket over the threaded end. Install a

5/16” lock nut and tighten securely (Fig. 4).

6. Rotate the bracket so that the other end aligns

parallel with the bottom of the pulley box (Fig.

4). Clamp in place so that the lever assembly

shaft is aligned 90 degrees to the side of the

pulley box.

m–4087

Figure 4

1. Lever

assembly

Frame bracket

Align edges

Pivot bracket

5/16” lock nut

Shoulder bolt

Installation Instructions

7. Using the hole in the pivot bracket as a template

drill a 11/32” hole in the pulley box leg (Fig. 5).

Insert the 5/16 x 3/4” bolt in this hole. Install a

5/16” nut and tighten securely (Fig. 5).

m-4085

Figure 5

1. Tension

spring (6 7/8” lg.)

Pulley pivot arm

Shoulder bolt

5/16” lock nut

5/16 x 3/4” bolt

6. 1

1/32” drilled hole

8. Attach one end of the supplied new tension

spring (6 7/8” overall length) to the pulley pivot

arm with the open side of the spring hook down.

Attach other end of the spring to the groove in

the end of the lever assembly (Fig. 5).

POTENTIAL HAZARD

• Spring is under tension when installed.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

• Stored spring energy can cause personal

injury.

HOW TO AV

OID THE HAZARD

• Firmly grip the spring when extending and

hook carefully.

Toro Drive Belt Tension Kit, 44" Snowthrower Attachment Installation guide

Toro Drive Belt Tension Kit, 44" Snowthrower Attachment Installation guide

Toro Drive Belt Tension Kit, 44" Snowthrower Attachment Installation guide

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