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I changed the drive belt and small idler pulley

I changed the drive belt and small idler pulley on my dynamak mower now i cant get it go in any gear, what could it be

  • rjivaro May 11, 2010

    A loose belt?
    With nothing running, put it in gear and see if the belt tightens.
    If not, either the belt is not routed around the idler wheel correctly or something was disconnected during the work that was not re-connected.


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You may have routed the belt wrong and it is getting no tension on it to drive the mower

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