MTD 769-03247 warranty Maintaining Your Snow Thrower, Drive Belt, B C A

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Drive Belt

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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.

IMPORTANT

Refer to the Final Adjustment section of the Set-Up instructions after replacing drive and auger belts.

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9.Place a block of wood underneath the auger housing as shown in Figure 29 and separate auger housing from the frame by tilting the housing forward and pulling up the handles.

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

11.Remove and replace auger belt inside belt keepers.

12.Apply Loctite 262 to the threads of the hex screw used for mounting the auger pulley.

13.Reassemble pulley to auger housing with hex screw and washer. Torque hex screw 250-325 in. lbs.

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

If also replacing the drive belt, proceed to the “Drive Belt” instruction. If not, reassemble by performing the previous 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.

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

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.

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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 Clean-Out Tool Clean-Out ToolFinal Adjustments Drift Cutters If EquippedSkid Shoes Tire Pressure Pneumatic TiresR 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 BeltDrive Belt B C AChanging 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 9 23 PART Parts List Pièces détachéesà la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires N DE49 légèrement au-dessus du goudron 24 Réglez-la au maximum en 85 Torque to 20-30 in./lbsSerrez à un couple14 de 20-30 po-lb cas dallées gravillonnéesà la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires DESCRIPTION PARTN DE PIÈCEFor parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page 5368 B 4363 100 Tec DESCRIPTION PARTN DE PIÈCEDESCRIPTION PARTN DE PIÈCEFor 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 33 Figure d’entretien Régime34 Figure 3 Figured’entraînement Courroie 30 Figurecourroies les de Remplacement ÉloignezMoteur Rouesvitesse de ment patins et Lamesol le entre maximal ment Réglagesplate lame la et 19 FigureOuverture d’essieusupport de 16 Figuretarières 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’à14 Figure souffleuse la de Commandesmoteur de Commandes R1 Rpneuma Bandages pneus des Pression montage de Instructionstiques 13 FigureAVERTISSEMENT montage deInstructions main la à goulotte la dansmontage de Instructions guidon du Montage 3 Figure 2 Figure 1 Figuregoulotte la de manivelle la de Montage l’assemblage AvantSYMBOLE! 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