Re: Belt drive lawn tractor... needs belts?

[Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>]

E. John Puckett wrote:
> 
> The center pulley doesn't move back and forth, but the center divider 
> (sheave ) on it moves up and down as the belt tension is tightened and 
> released, this allows the belts to ride higher or deeper in the 2 
> grooves of the pulley, which gives much of the speed variations..

   Ok... so what is the symptoms of the failure of this piece? (sounds 
like it's a common failure part from the posts here)

   Thanks.

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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
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