(Rear) Blower Drive Belt

[smacmillan54494]

I check with my local Yamaha dealer about the belt, they said it would cost around $89.00.  I thought maybe I could just adjust the tension on the belt, since that hasn't been done since I bought the machine 7 years age, its a 624T.  Does anybody know if thats a really hard job and does to work manual explain is good enough to do the job right?  If I have to get a belt should I replace both of the that are in the same area??

[Underdog]

Aftermarket belts from the autoparts store are less expensive and will work.  Expect to pay less than $10 (US) a belt.  The belts are not hard to replace but for me, I needed to take out the four bolts holding the front end.  Give yourself a couple of hours the first time you do it. It doesn't hurt to have the old belts in hand when you go get the new ones.

[Underdog]

The manual explains how to adjust the belt tension.  First take a look at the number of "holes" that you have left in the adjustment bracket.  There may be no "tighter" holes available.

[Underdog]