Hi All,
Agh my patience is wearing thin with the platoon of 550's Pros I'm 'meant' to be using to mow the sloping acre of kikuyu that I dwell upon! Nothing but issues from them.
Alas after tightening the very loose drive cable :https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/109306/floppy-victa-550-pro-sp-cable-easy-way-to-tighten.html#Post109306
This ripped up the drive belt, leaving a big chunk out of it and the mower not working after just a few seconds...I don't know if I over tightened it.
Anyway need to ascertain how to replace the current belt and ideally just how much tension should be on the drive cable.
I have taken the drive cover off and removed the cable from the back end of the drive but the end that goes 'under' the motor I can't access - do you get at underneath the mower or have to remove the engine?
Thank you in advance.
PS Any other tips you have on maintaining or periodic maintenance on these mowers would be appreciated as I was recommended them as bullet proof but they're proving PITA's - likely due to the guy I bought them off. :-)
