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Replacing Belt
WARNING: Before servicing, repairing,
or inspecting, disengage the control
bail and stop engine. Wait until all
moving parts have come to a complete
stop. Disconnect spark plug wire and
ground it against the engine to prevent
unintended starting.
Idler Pulley
Adjustments
&
Remove the belt cover by removing five hex screws. See
Figure 9. Then simply pull the belt off by grasping it from the
bottom of the auger pulley and pulling off. Once you remove
the belt from the pulleys, you can push down on the idler
pulley to release the belt from under the belt keeper.
Maintenance
Belt Keeper
To replace the belt follow these instructions and refer to
Figure 10:
To remove, pull belt off here
1.
2.
3.
Push down on the Idler pulley.
Figure 9
Put belt on top of the auger pulley, under belt keeper.
Thread belt around engine pulley.
WARNING
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4. Push belt over bottom of auger pulley.
Reinstall the belt cover removed earlier.
Beforeservicing,
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repairing,orinspecting,
disengagethecontrol
bailandstopengine.
Waituntilallmoving
partshavecometoa
completestop.Discon-
nectsparkplugwire
andgrounditagainst
theenginetoprevent
unintendedstarting.
Engine
1.
Refer to the separate engine manual for all engine
maintenance procedures.
2.
Check engine and snow thrower frequently for loose
hardware, and tighten as needed.
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Lubrication
Lubricatepivot pointsonthecontrol handleandthe
extension spring at the end of the control cable with a
light oil once every season and before storage of the
snow thrower at the end of the season.
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Replacing Auger Paddles
The snow thrower auger’s rubber paddles are subject to
wear and should be replaced if any signs of excessive
wear is present.
Figure 10
IMPORTANT: Do NOT allow the auger’s rubber paddles
to wear to the point where portions of the metal auger
itself cancomeincontact withthepavement. Doingso
can result in serious damage to your snow thrower.
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT allow the
auger’s rubber
NOTE: For informationregardingthepriceandavailability
of Auger Kit refer to customer support on page 2.
paddles to wear
Tochangetherubber paddles, proceedasfollows:
to the point where
portions of the metal
auger itself can come
in contact with the
pavement. Doing so
can result in serious
damage to your snow
thrower.
1. Removetheexistingrubberpaddlesbyunscrewingthe
self-tapping screws which secure them to the auger.
See Figure 11.
2.
Secure the replacement rubber paddles to the auger
using the hardware removed earlier.
Figure 11
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