RONALD M 1 #1 Posted August 19, 2021 Ihave a 312-8 97 mdl that i bought for 200.00 been mowing with it for 3 years some how the drive belt got cut and i am having to replace it,after taking off the plate on side and the foot rest to get to the belt Iam sitting here looking at the idler pully and when i mash on clutch pedal there seems to be no tension adjustment on the belt my mower has the piston spring on it and it is weak because i just greased the joints and the peddle dosen,t come back on it,s own. if i remove the piston spring can i replace it with a real spring and if so where would i attach it. Remember guys yall were where i am at one time also. Shout out to any guys help. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #2 Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, RONALD M said: Remember guys yall were where i am at one time also First of a warm welcome to red square, we are glad to help you sir. Had a spring cut its way through the clutch linkage haha. drilled a new hole and we are all good now! The clutch spring is located at the left rear-tire under on the trannsmission Edited August 19, 2021 by Maxwell-8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,316 #3 Posted August 19, 2021 The older model wheel horses used a spring that mounted on the other side of your tractor. The spring connects the linkage to a small tab on the rear axle. Give Lowell a call and he can fix you up with the correct spring. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/page/1/?s=spring&post_type=product&dgwt_wcas=1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
