DRIVE BELT
Drive
Belt
1. Follow
instructions.
steps
1
through
4
of
previous
Rear Auger
Belt
2.
3.
Pull idler pulley up, and lift belt off engine pulley
and friction wheel disc. See Figure 23.
Engine
Pulley
Using a 7/16" wrench, loosen the nut on the
stop bolt until the support bracket rests on the
auger pulley. See Figure 25.
Front
Auger
Belt
Idler
Pulley
4. Slip belt between friction wheel and friction
wheel disc. See Figure 25. Remove and replace
belt. Reassemble following the instructions in
reverse order.
NOTE: The support bracket must rest on the stop
bolt after the new belt has been assembled. See
Figure 25.
Engine
Pulley
Idler
Pulley
Friction
Wheel
Disc
Figure 23
7.
Unhook the support bracket spring from the
frame.
Friction Wheel
Drive Belt
NOTE: It may be necessary to loosen the six nuts
that connect the frame to the auger housing to aid in
belt removal.
Support Bracket
8.
Lift the rear auger belt from the auger pulley,
and slip belt between the support bracket and
the auger pulley. See Figure 23. Repeat this
step for the front auger belt.
Stop
Bolt
9.
Replace both auger drive belts by following
instructions in reverse order.
Friction Wheel
Assembly
Figure 25
Pin
CHANGING THE FRICTION WHEEL
RUBBER
The rubber on the friction wheel is subject to wear
and should be checked after 25 hours of operation,
and periodically thereafter. Replace the friction
wheel rubber if any signs of wear or cracking are
found.
Support
Bracket
Frame
1. Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower, or
place a piece of plastic under the gas cap.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tip the snow thrower up and forward, so that it
rests on the housing.
Gear
Shaft
Remove six self-tapping screws from the frame
cover underneath the snow thrower.
Auger
Belt
Remove the klick pins which secure the wheels,
and remove the wheels from the axle.
Using a 7/8’’ wrench to hold the shaft, loosen,
but do not completely remove, the hex nut and
bell washer on the left end of gear shaft. See
Figure 26.
Support
Bracket
Auger
Pulley
Idler
Auger
Housing
Spring
Spring
6. Lightly tap the hex nut to dislodge the ball
bearing from the right side of the frame.
Remove the hex nut and bell washer from the
left end of shaft.
Figure 24
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