5
Maintaining
Your Snow
Thrower
Friction Wheel Removal
1
If thesnowthrower failstodrivewiththedrivecontrol
engaged, andperformingthedrivecontrol cableadjust-
ment onpage14failstocorrect theproblem, thefriction
wheel mayneedtobereplaced. Followtheinstructions
below. Examinethefrictionwheel for signsof wear or
crackingandreplaceif necessary
•
Placetheshift lever inthirdForward(F3) position.
•
Drainthegasolinefromthesnowthrower, or placea
pieceof plasticunder thegascap.
•
Carefullypivot thesnowthrower upandforwardso
that it restsontheauger housing.
1.
a. Removetheframecover fromtheundersideof
thesnowthrower byremovingfour self-tapping
screwswhichsecureit.
b. Removetheright-handwheel byremovingthe
screwandbell washer whichsecureit totheaxle.
Carefullyremovethehexnut andwasher which
securesthehexshaft tothesnowthrower frameand
lightlytaptheshaft’sendtodislodgetheball bearing
fromtheright sideof theframe.
2.
3.
Whenreassembling
thefrictionwheel as-
sembly, tighteneach
screwonlyonerota-
tionbeforeturningthe
wheel clockwiseand
proceedingwiththe
next screw. Repeat
thisprocessseveral
timestoensurethe
platesaresecured
withequal force.
2
Carefullypositionthehexshaft downwardandto
theleft beforecarefullyslidingthefrictionwheel
assemblyoff theshaft.
NOTE: If you’rereplacingthefrictionwheel assembly
asawhole, discardthewornpart andslidethenewpart
ontothehexshaft. Followthestepsaboveinreverse
order toreassemblecomponents. If you’redisassem-
blingthefrictionwheel andreplacingonlytherubber
ring, proceedasfollows:
4.
Removethefour screwswhichsecurethefriction
wheel’ssideplatestogether.
•
•
•
Removetherubber ringfrombetweentheplates.
Reassemblethesideplateswithanewrubber ring.
Slidethefrictionwheel assemblybackontothehex
shaft andfollowthestepsaboveinreverseorder to
reassemblecomponents.
NEVER replace
the auger shear
pins with anything
other than OEM
3
4
Part No.738-04124
replacement shear
pins. Any damage to
the auger gearbox
or other components
as a result of failing
to do so will NOT be
covered by your snow
thrower’s warranty.
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