belt adjustment performer 405 govenor

[idreadnought]

I know there is a simple solution I am missing, but. I bought a performer 405 that was a not completely reassembled after an engine change. I can't figure out how to install and tighten the belt on the governor. There doesn't appear to be any adjustments at all on the thing. So those with the machine, or had one in the past, how do you install and adjust the belt on the governor?

 

[Larry Cobb]

Richard;

I went out and shot a photo of the Governor & belt on our new Nissan TM:

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It uses a steel bracket for belt adjustment.

Larry

 

[rwcarpet]

Check with Lee Stockwell....moderator of this forum......he's had a few 405's. I have one sitting in the shop, I'll go take a look at it.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Here is the manual, page 60 shows the governor.

http://www.prochem.com/Upload/KCPro...-9c2b-de5b8e3ebded_980060_Performer405-AD.pdf

 

[idreadnought]

ok, thank you for all the replies. To be clear the governor is mounted on the machine with the factory bracket. The issue I have is belt adjustment. It does not have a sliding adjustment that I am used to seeing on accessories mounted on engines. I could just roll the belt on the governor, but I am surprised there is not adjustment.

 

[Vincent Feehan]

Just roll it on or jump it on, there is no adjustment

 

[idreadnought]

Just roll it on or jump it on, there is no adjustment

Thats what I will do, I was just making sure I wasn't missing something

 

[dgardner]

This photo (from Jon-Don) shows slotted mounting holes. Maybe they revised the bracket? Could someone elongate the holes in an older bracket? I think I see the same slots in Larry's photo....

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[Larry Cobb]

Dan;

Those slots make sense for adjustment.

I didn't see any adjustment of the governor in the brackets.

I'll have to take a closer look tomorrow.

The radiator is right in front of the belt.

Larry

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Got in too late to check, I'll go out and see what the 405's used. Larry's Chemspec/Ace machine uses almost the same motor, and likely similar governor.

 

[dgardner]

If I were a betting man, I would bet that if you temporarily threaded a bolt into the tapped hole (arrow in the pic) and loosened the mounting bolts (assuming the holes are slotted) that you could tension the belt by tightening the temporary bolt. It appears to me that is the intended function of that tapped hole.

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[idreadnought]

that bracket doesn't look like mine. I looked all over and it doesn't have any adjustments at all. I will just roll the belt on.

 

[dgardner]

Well, sorry I wasn't much help. I have never seen a machine designed with no tension adjustment. I would have expected more from a big manufacturer...

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[Lee Stockwell]

A29 belt that has almost no drag on it, will last for decades.

 

[SamIam]

I have 2 405's one with 9800 hour original belt on governor another with over 3k hours


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[JS41035]

Yeah I've never changed one.


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[Larry Cobb]

Dan is correct.

The newer TM brackets have 1" slots for easy belt adjustment.

Larry

 

[Heathrow]

Hi guys, old thread but just need some clarification - I too need to replace the alternator belt, but need to get the governor belt off and back on to be able to fit the alternator belt over the pulley. How do you 'jump' the belt on and off?

Cheers

 

[Heathrow]

Disregard that - all sorted, and I still have all my fingers