Hello,

I'm no longer able to use my rototiller because of a worn/loose belt.

I'm fairly certain the reason the belt is so worn is because the idler pulley assembly is very loose and the belt is tracking left/right constantly and rubbing against the metal of the rototiller.

After looking at this exploded diagram, it appears my pulley assembly is installed using random washers that don't fit properly and therefore make it loose.

http://www.doitbestparts.com/manuals/LAWNCHIEF/31%20GTD.PDF

Here are some photos of my rototiller, where you can see the wrong sized washers.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/197/dsc00004ik.jpg
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2651/dsc00002.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4250/dsc00003vf.jpg

I guess my question is- am I correct in assuming the idler pulley assembly shouldn't be loose and have well over a 1/2" of play in it?

Here is a YouTube video showing how much play there actually is-

YouTube - MOV00001.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34osSmhjCy4)

Also when I do replace the belt is it supposed to go above or below the bolt on the left side of the photos?

Thanks for any help.