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IMPORTANT

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Drive Belt Installation

IMPORTANT

Orient the belt as it was removed or orient the new belt so that you can read the text.

  1. Spread the sheaves and walk the drive belt on to the drive clutch and driven clutch.

    Spanner Wrench / Spreader:

    PN 2877408

    NOTICE

    Make sure the tool is square with the moveable sheave surface of the driven clutch.

  1. Release the sheaves and rotate the driven clutch counter-clockwise to make sure the sheaves close against the belt.

  2. Make sure the clutch cover seal is secure in the outer PVT cover.

  3. Install the outer PVT cover and secure with 11 fasteners. Torque fasteners to specification.

TORQUE

Outer PVT Cover Fasteners:

30 in-lbs (3 N·m)

  1. Install the passenger footwell weld onto the vehicle and loosely install the three fasteners and three nuts into the passenger footrest bracket.

  2. Loosely install the two fasteners into the top and bottom of the passenger footrest bracket tube.

  3. Install the left frame weld onto the vehicle and loosely install the four fasteners.

  4. Torque all fasteners to specification.

    TORQUE

    Passenger Footrest Bracket Nuts:

    15 ft-lbs (20 N·m)

    Passenger Footrest Bracket Tube Fasteners:

    16 ft-lbs (22 N·m)

    Left Frame Weld Fasteners:

    45 ft-lbs (61 N·m)

  5. Install the left rear wheel onto the vehicle. Torque the wheel nuts to specification.

    TORQUE

    Wheel Nuts:

    120 ft-lbs (163 N·m)

  6. Start the engine and test the operation of the PVT system.

  7. Always break in the drive belt after a belt replacement. For drive belt break-in information, see the Operation chapter.

Parent topic: PVT System