WARNING: Do not attempt to change the auger belt without the help of an assistant. It is very important that one person, standing at the operating position, firmly hold the snow thrower housing to prevent it from tipping while the other person replaces the belt. Failure to comply with this may result in injury.
Push auger idler pulley
Hex Nut and Lock Washer
Figure 16
•Standing in the operating position, lift up on the handles and pull the frame assembly rearward. The frame and the housing will separate, and the rear auger belt will come off the pulley. Maintain control of the frame assembly while pulling it.
•Remove the two belts from the two engine pulleys. For location of the belts, see Figure 17.
Remove belt
from pulley
Remove belt from pulley
Figure 17
•To remove the front auger drive belt, push the idler pulley to the left. The belt brake should move outward. See Figure 18. Lift the front auger drive belt from the front auger pulley.
Figure 18
•Place new belts on the two auger pulleys making sure that the front auger belt is under the belt brake. Route belts under and to the left of the flat idler pulley. Hold the belts upward in this position.
•While lifting up on the handles, bring the frame assembly close to the auger housing, and place the two belts on the front and rear engine pulleys. See Figure 19.
PUSH
PUSH
Frame
Assembly Auger
Housing
Figure 19
•Level the frame assembly and tip the auger housing forward to align studs with the corresponding holes on both sides of the frame assembly.
WARNING: Push the frame assembly fully on to the studs.
NOTE: Use care to avoid pinching the control cable.
•From the frame assembly side, insert six lock washers and hex nuts on to the studs . Refer to Figure 16. These pieces of hardware were removed earlier. Tighten nuts securely.
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