ray gershon 0 #1 Posted 16 hours ago I installed a 5 hp Briggs on my Suburban 400 with the pulley system as shown. When i push in the brake petal to shift to another gear, all the tension is released but the belt still turns the pulley on the trans. Is the a fix for this? Would appreciate any suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 9,372 #2 Posted 15 hours ago You need to support the bottom of the belt to keep it off of the crankshaft pulley. Usually, there is a tab on the belt side of the belt guard that performs this function. Wheel Horses generally need to have the belt guard installed to keep the belt off of the crankshaft pulley in order to stop the belt and be able to shift gears. to the forum. Lots of good folks here. I'm pretty sure that as a group, the regular contributors here have broken and fixed just about everything on a Wheel Horse that can be broken and fixed. Even better, they share their opinions and advice freely - sometimes it is even helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 4,159 #3 Posted 14 hours ago You might be acle to make/use sumin like this (The tab on top of idler pulley). Main thing is belt has to stop turning for everything to work right. Pulled this pic off interweb and is not my mochine. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,904 #5 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) This is what I made for my 400 with a Predator on it. Note that I added belt brakes on the engine pulley too. Not sure if they were necessary, but I had room for them with my home belt guard. Edited 2 hours ago by Achto 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 10,104 #6 Posted 1 hour ago @sqrlgtr @Achto noting those idler pulleys , tiny bearings , a lubricant that will stay with them / and stand up to heat / stress , belt wear / fraying will show you that , experimented with lubes , and application . ideally , rubber side grease shield , lucas xtra hd , green chassis grease , polyurea , 550 deg flash point , never had a failure, REGULARLY EXPERIMENT with REPEDITIVE FAILURES , @ achto, thought about a short horizontal ski on the belt , push down ? enhance , hand off ? only asking , nothing sarcastic , if its not bouncing , you are good .pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 58,335 #7 Posted 34 minutes ago A belt brake as Squirrelly and Achto show will cure the issue. While your at it get a boot for the shifter. keeps dust and dirt and most important water out of the tranny. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/wheel-horse-3577-shifter-boot/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave D. 119 #8 Posted 16 minutes ago This is good info. Gotta make a belt guard and some belt keepers when I get to that stage of the rebuild. Dave 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
