D2 Pony motor - belt

You would think, but sadly no.
Wait, looking at your pic, I see you have the cast pulley with 3 bolts, not the sheet metal pulley with a central nut. What to the 3 bolts do? Any body?

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That was my tought. I tried removing the 3 bolts yesterday but the pulley didn't seem to budge.
If that is all you gotta do I must have a "special one".

That was my tought. I tried removing the 3 bolts yesterday but the pulley didn't seem to budge.
If that is all you gotta do I must have a "special one".

I'll catch hell for this from some folks on here, but here is what I did to remedy the problem. I cut a small section of the outside lip on the pulley just enough to slip the belt off. Yes, I know I "Bubba'd " it up, no big deal to me. Belt hasn't fallen off or been chewed up. I did round the edges of the lip after cutting so there would be no sharp edges to chew into the belt.

Theres a procedure in the service manual to follow. the later ones had just a center nut to remove and it slid off. This style is a pain but needs to be done correctly, you have to seperate the gear housing and rotate it to use a driver to press the pulley from the shaft. I cant scan the service manual at the moment to describe it better, maybe someone else can put it on here.

Thanks Rome/KG. I'll re-read the procedure tonight when I get home.

Thanks Old Magnet for the scans.

Definately not one of Cat's better ideas! In my 18years working at their "proving ground" I've seen a few dandy ideas - thats for sure!

My housing has one of the ears already broke off so I might be better off to look for another one anyway. I guess if I break it more I'm not out much.

Here's where its currently broke. Probably not worth messing with other than to learn how to press it apart.

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