how do you put a belt back on a washing machine?

some machines have a adjustable gate tensioner others you stretch on
(gate method)
undo the motor mountings and gate adjustment fit the belt around the large pulley wheel, place the motor drive pulley inside the edge of belt now push the motor away to tension the belt
holding the tension on tighten the gate motor mounting bolts
(stretch method )
put the drive belt central on the motor splines offer the belt to the large pulley fed the belt on you will come to a point where the belt seems to short, at this point start to turn the large pulley ,keep fingers away from edge the belt will stretch and jump on to the pulley.( like fitting a chain on a bike)give the drum a couple of turns to try it

wirecutterman
February 2010