Just replaced the mower drive belt (cuz previous one broke) and now all of a sudden the mower doesnt want to turn over completely now. Could the belt be too tight? If it is, it's within an inch.
2007-08-05 06:49:44 · 6 answers · asked by theplanetisalive 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The general answer to your question is, Yes. However, you don't say if this is a riding lawn mower, or a brush mower, or which of the belts (most riding lawn mowers have two, as do some brush mowers) was replaced. Therefore the specific answer can be Yes and it can be No. Your Owners' Manual should have instructions about belt replacement/adjustment. If you don't have the manual, and you are the original owner, go to the store where you purchased the mower and seek assistance. If you're not the original owner you may find assistance at a hardware store, mower sales outlet or at a small engine repair. Or, if it is an electric start mower as you imply with "won't turn over", the battery may simply have chosen this inopportune time to be balky and to confuse you.
good Luck
2007-08-05 07:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by wry humor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the clutch/brake pedal depressed there should be enough slack in the belt for the pully to turn freely from the belt. If not you won't be able to get it in gear. I don't believe that you could install a belt so tight that the engine wouldn't run. Are you sure the battery has a full charge? Have you looked under the mower after you tried to start it? As someone mentioned it may be possible to have the belt bind if routed wrong. Take the belt back off the engine pully and see if the mower starts.
2007-08-05 12:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by renpen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lawn Mower Drive Belt
2016-11-12 01:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be that you have it in gear or a safety devise is not engaged right. An over tight belt could put to much force on the motor and prevent it from turning because the bearing it bound up. It does take allot to get a belt this tight, make sure you are not in tall grass when you start it, because you mower need a place to max out the RPM's
2007-08-05 07:01:16 · answer #4 · answered by mr.obvious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it routed correctly? Its not binding on a part of the chassis or anything?
You want some tension on drive belts, it is possible to get too tight of belt ( you wouldnt be able to clutch it) . There should be some sort of idler pulley bolted to the chassis, adjusting it a bit should help.
Too tight tho, you wouldnt be able to put it on all the pulleys tho. Belts do tend to stretch after a while tho, when replacing a belt, sometimes the replacement is a touch shorter, too large tho they slip too much.
Double check to make sure its routed correctly first, its routed under the pins around pulleys ( theyre there to help keep the belt on the pulleys) .
Kidd
2007-08-05 07:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by The Kidd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be
you usually measure the amount of deflection when you press on it, with a known amount of force
2007-08-05 06:52:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋