Yard-Man 7100-1 Chute Cable Replacement Or Repair, Remove the Blower Housing from the Machine

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CHUTE CABLE REPLACEMENT

OR REPAIR

1.REMOVE THE BLOWER HOUSING FROM THE MACHINE.

A.Remove the chain guard and disconnect the reel drive chain at the chain connecting link.

B.Remove the four carriage bolts, fastening the scoop to the mounting brackets. Remove the scoop and reel assembly intact. Do not remove mounting brackets from frame straps.

C.Remove the spring pin and remove fan.

D.Loosen chute chain to allow for removal of blower

housing.

E.-Remove the blower housing from the unit.

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2.REMOVE THE WORN CABLE.

A.Place the blower housing on a bench with the cable pulley exposed.

B.Remove the cable roller cover.

C.Loosen the lock bolt on top of the cable roller bracket and adjust the cable adjusting bolt and cable roller in as far as possible.

D.Lift the cable pulley away from the blower housing approximately 3 inches.

E.Loosen the cable mounting bolt and remove the cable ends from the cable pulley.

F.Loosen the nut on the cable washer which holds the cable to the upper spout assembly and remove the worn cable.

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REPLACE NEW CABLE.

A.Fasten a loop in center of the cable under the cable washer making certain that both ends .of the cable are

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B. 'Withthe, c.able cr9ssed, wrap each en~ <;Ifthe cable

.arouri.d .t~ upper spout. .

~:. PLACING THE. NEW CABLE OVER THE CABLE ROLLERS. ..

.A. Rotate the upper spout assembly with the discharge side in the opposite direction from the cable pulley side of the blo\"/er housing.

B. Extend the cable from the right side of the upper spout assembly over the roller on the left side of the cable roller bracket and through the left cable hole in the top of the blower housing. Extend the cable from the left side of the spout assembly across the center cable roller. back and around the cable adjustment roller and over the cable roller on the right side of the

cable roller bracket and down to the right hole in the top of the blower housing.

C. Turn the cable pulley with the cable bolt toward the bottom of the blower housing.

D.Put the ends of the cable up through the holes in the bottom of the cable pulley and cross the ends up and over the cable bolt and under the washer. Pull the cable tight and tighten the cable bolt and nut, making sure the cable remains in the track around the cable Pulley.

E.Slide cable p~lley back into place.

F.Tighten cable with adjusting cable bolt.

REPLACE THE BLOWER HOUSING

A. Reverse the steps outlined in Step 1 to replace the blower housing and parts to the Snow Thrower.

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