MTD 769-03342 warranty Maintaining Your Snow Thrower, and auger belts, Drive Belt

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and auger belts.

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Maintaining

Your Snow

Thrower

WARNING

Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground against engine before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine.

 

 

Figure 29

 

Figure 28

 

 

Adapter

9. a. Using a 1/2” wrench, remove the hex screw and

 

b

 

 

washer from the center of the pulley on the auger

 

 

 

housing. See Figure 30.

 

 

 

b. Lift the brake bracket assembly out of the pulley

 

 

 

groove

 

 

 

c. Remove the pulley.

 

 

 

10. Remove and replace auger belt inside belt keepers.

 

 

 

11. Apply Loctite 262 to the threads of the hex screw used

 

 

 

for mounting the auger pulley.

 

 

 

12. Reassemble pulley to auger housing aligning pulley

 

c

 

slots with posts on adapter, secure with hex screw and

 

 

washer. Torque hex screw 250-325 in. lbs.

a

Slots

 

NOTE: Make sure the brake puck is seated in the pulley

 

 

 

 

 

groove.

 

Figure 30

 

If also replacing the drive belt, proceed to the “Drive Belt”

 

 

 

instruction. If not, reassemble by performing the previous

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3

 

steps in the opposite order and manner of removal.

 

 

 

 

Proper Adjustment: With the auger clutch lever in the disengaged position, the top surface of the new belt should be even with the outside diameter of the pulley.

1. To adjust, disconnect ferrule from brake bracket as- sembly and thread ferrule in (towards idler) to increase tension on belt, and out to decrease tension.

IMPORTANT

Refer to the Final Adjustment section of the Set-Up instructions after replacing drive

NOTE: The brake puck must always be firmly seated in the pulley groove when auger control is disengaged.

IMPORTANT: Repeat the “Auger Drive Control Test” from the Assembly section before operating snow thrower.

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and auger belts.

Drive Belt

1.Pull the idler pulley away from the backside of the drive belt to relieve the tension and slide the drive belt off the idler pulley. See Figure 31.

2.Remove the belt from the bottom drive pulley and the engine pulley.

Figure 31

3.Install the new belt on the pulleys in the reverse order and re-tension with the idler pulley.

Reassemble your unit by performing the previous steps in the opposite order.

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Contents Two-Stage Snow Thrower READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONSOPERATOR’S MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENTTable of Contents Finding and Recording Model NumberCustomer Support in this manual and on the machine Safety Labelsresult in personal injury. When you see this symbol, HEED ITS WARNING Your Responsibility Restrict the useTraining Safe OperationPractices PreparationOperation Maintenance & StorageSafe Operation Practices Do not modify engineBefore Assembly Setting Up Your Snow ThrowerItems Required For Assembly Loose PartsAttaching the Chute Assembly Attaching the Shift Rodthrower in heavy drift conditions Figure 9clean snow and ice from the chute assembly or auger housingClean-Out Tool WARNING Never use your hands toA B Skid ShoesTire Pressure Pneumatic Tires R R1 Operating Your Snow ThrowerKnow Your Snow Thrower Shift LeverTwo-Way Chute Control Chute Clean-Out ToolDrive Control / Auger Control Lock Ignition KeyElectric Starter on certain models Gas & Oil Fill-UpStarting The Engine If you have a grounded three-prong receptacle, proceed as followsOperating Tips To Engage DriveTo Engage Augers General RecommendationsAdjustments Making3. Retighten the hex nuts loosened earlier See Figure Adjust skid shoes as follows2. Raise or lower the skid shoe to desired position 4. Repeat on the other side of the snow throwerEngine Maintaining Your Snow ThrowerDrive and Shifting Mechanism WheelsReplacing Belts Auger Beltand auger belts Drive BeltChanging Friction Wheel Rubber Friction Wheel Assemblyfriction wheel assembly and hold assembly in position Remove hex screw and washer Hex ShaftOff-Season Storage Cause Trouble ShootingProblem RemedyWarranty FOUR YEAR SUPREME WARRANTYFor parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page Adressez-vous au «Service après-vente»à la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires 6919 PART Parts List Pièces détachéesà la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires N DEremonter la boîte dengrenages, remplissez 85 Torque to 20-30 in./lbsSerrez à un couple14 de 20-30 po-lb 49 légèrement au-dessus du goudron 24 Réglez-la au maximum enà la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires DESCRIPTION PARTN DE PIÈCEMettez à la masse le STYLE #6STYLE #3 conducteur de terreOHV 318 cc Serrez à un couplede 325-550 po-lb Tec. OHV 14 358 ccDESCRIPTION PARTN DE PIÈCEN DE Wheel AssemblyPART DESCRIPTIONFor parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page 2 page on support customer to refer accessories and/or parts For ANS QUATRE DE SUPRÊME GARANTIE Garantiefrottement Causes SolutionDépannage Problèmesaison hors Remisage AVERTISSEMENTà carburant le Videz gaz d’entretien Régime 33 Figure32 Figure 29 Figure 31 Figure30 Figure 28 Figure23 Figure 27 FigureÉloignez 25 Figure22 Figure Rouesvitesse de ment 21 Figuresol le entre maximal ment Réglagesplate lame la et 19 Figured’essieu vérifiez et l’entraînement de commande la Débrayez1 Figure support detarières les embrayer Pour souffleuse la de UtilisationAVERTISSEMENT transmission la embrayer Pouravant instructions les toutes sement d’huile et d’essence Pleinsélectrique démarreur le d’utiliser soigneu Suivez .conducteur le blesserde d’essayer avant immobilisées soient tarière la de commande la de /Blocage l’entraînement de Commandegoulotte la dégager se pièces les toutes que ce jusqu’àdirection de Commande souffleuse la de Commandesmoteur de Commandes Commandepneuma Bandages pneus des Pression montage de Instructionstiques sécurité votre compromettreAVERTISSEMENT montage deInstructions 10 Figuregoulotte la de Installation montage de Instructionsvitesses de levier du tige la de Installation tige la installé, bien pas n’est raccord le Si REMARQUELes REMARQUE 3 FigureREMARQUE Cette REMARQUESYMBOLE! CE ACCOMPAGNE QUI L’AVERTISSEMENT RESPECTEZ sécurité de ConsignesRemisage et Entretien moyenne utile vie de DuréeUtilisation sécuritéde Consignes Préparationsécurité de Étiquettes est goulotte la de dégagement de outil Unvente-après Service modèle de numéro le trouver Pourmatières des Table phases deux à neige à Souffleuses D’UTILISATION NOTICE
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