Sears 536.886531 owner manual Adjust the Clutch Control Ables, Adjust Belts, Raction Drive Belt

3 ADJUST THE CLUTCH CONTROL

ABLES

_riodic adjustment of the cables may be required due to rmat stretch and wear on the bells Tocheck lor correct

justment, the control lever must be in the full forward

sition, restingontheptasticbumper Thecontrolcables

e correctly adiusted when the center of the 'Z'tilting is _tween the center and top of Ihe hole in the clutch lever _dthere is no droop in the cable (See Fig 23)

adjustmenl is necessary:

Disconnect "Z'Fitting lrom drive lever

Push the cable through the spring (See Fig 24) to expose the threaded portion of the cable

Hold the square end of the threaded portion with pliers and adjust the tocknut in or out until the excess slack is removed (See Fig 24)

Pull the cable back through the spring and connect the cable

Do the same for the other lever cable

OTE: Whenever the traction drive or auger belts are Jiusted or replaced, the cables w{IIneed to be adjusted

"O ADJUST BELTS

efts stretch during normal use If you need to adjust _e belts due to wear or stretch, proceed as follows:

,_UGER DRIVE BELT (See Fig_ 26)

your snow thrower will not discharge snow, check the :ontrol cable adjustment If it is correct, then check the ondition of the auger drive belt It may be loose or _amaged If it is damaged, replace it See To Replace :,ells paragraph on page 19 If the auger drive belt is rose, adjust as follows:

Disconnect the spark plug wire

Remove the belt cover (See Fig 27, page 19)

Loosen the nut on the auger idler pulley (See Fig 26) and move the pulley toward the belt about 1/8"

Tighten the nut

Press the auger drive lever Check the tension on the belt (opposite auger idler pulley) The belt should deflect about 112'"with moderate pressure (See Fig 25)

IOTE: You may have to move the auger idler pulley _ore than once to obtain the correct tension

Replace the be!t cover

Check the clutch control cable adjuslment

Reconnecf the spark plug wire

°RACTION DRIVE BELT

he traction drive bell has constanl spring pressure and Des not require adjustment

!8

LEVER

(Just cortt acting

I ORWARD PQsrrloN Plastic Bumper} WHEN

CHECKING

,PLASTIC BUMPER

FIG, 23

END

LOCKNUT

FIG. 24

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POLLE,,

AUGERlULER----%)_.jF.---It2INCH

FIG_ 25

;ACTION DRIVE

IDLER PULLEY

(Right

AUGER IDLER

PULLEY

FIG, 26

•Replace the traction drive belt it it is slipping (see To Replace Belts paragraph on page !9)