Ed Owen 0 #1 Posted February 3, 2019 Brand new to this forum!!! Have an older wheel horse C 125 with 12 hp Kohler with the recent snow storms Ive put a lot of time snowbowing-- resulting in a streched drive belt, found a replacement at local TSC store. Now my clutch will not totally disengage. I know there is a clutch adjuster on clutch pedal just need to know which way to adjust it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,147 #2 Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) Welcome to Red Square The correct belt for your 8 speed is WH7473 which is 5/8 x 82". Is that the size of the belt you got and is your new belt fabric wrapped. WH trannies are very sensitive to the type and size of belt. The "adjustment" I believe you are looking at only moves the position of the clutch pedal . Edited February 3, 2019 by pfrederi 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Owen 0 #3 Posted February 3, 2019 Yes it is that size kevlar blue belt went on ok but does the adjustment also move the belt tension pully? grinds gears when I try to shift Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,230 #4 Posted February 3, 2019 Is the belt guard on. The guard is really your clutch...it funnels the slack toward the drive pulley when you step on the clutch pedal. The belt needs to stop in order to shift the transmission with out grinding. BTW...Welcome to Red Square. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,130 #5 Posted February 3, 2019 And... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,681 #6 Posted February 3, 2019 In addition to the belt guard there should be an arm over the tension pulley that grabs the belt when the clutch is depressed and a device on the engine to keep slight contact with the belt when it is slack. These devices work with the belt guard to stop the belt. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,332 #7 Posted February 3, 2019 Welcome to the addiction Ed. Glad to have you aboard you can't find a better tractor site on the inter-web then right here at .... . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #8 Posted February 3, 2019 @Ed Owen to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,629 #9 Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) Ed did you figure out the belt problem yet? Edited February 4, 2019 by OILUJ52 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil902 70 #10 Posted April 16, 2019 For Ed or anybody else, I had the same issue with my C-161 Hydro last Fall, after I replaced my belt when my idler pulley imploded. Closed up the camp before it got resolved. Two weeks ago, my friend Id'ed the problem.... the 5/8" Tractor Supply replacement belt I had purchased was almost 3/4" wide. That extra width was enough to keep it from bottoming out in the V pulley, so it wouldn't disengage fully. Last week I went to TSC and measured a bunch of the 5/8 belts; all were wider. The 1/2 Inch belts were 9/16 +. I put one of those on, and it disengages and runs fine. I never would have believed that small a difference could matter. Guess I'll have to bite the bullet and get an OEM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
