Craftsman 536.88113 operating instructions HexNut Shaft, How To Replace The Friction Wheel

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How To Adjust The Friction Wheel

1, Remove washer and cotter pin con- necting trunnion nut to speed rod.

See Figure 34.

/Speed Control Rod

/Trunnion

6.Remove the three fasteners that hold the friction wheel to the hub.

See Figure 35.

Hub

Bolt

Figure 34

2.Twist trunnion nut up or down on shift rod to obtain the correct friction

wheel position.

3.Put end of trunnion nut through hole in speed control rod and reattach washer and cotter pin.

4.Tighten the bolts on each side of the bottom panel.

• HexNut

Shaft

Figure35 7, Remove the four bolts that hold the

bearing plates on each side of the hex shaft. See Figure 36.

NOTE: Take special note of the position of the washers and retain- ing ring on the hex shaft and the sprocket assembly.

FrictionV_'hl_eelHex Shaft"_

5.Install the bolts on each side of the bottom panel.

How To Replace The Friction Wheel

If the friction wheel is worn or damaged, the snow thrower will not move forward. The friction wheel must be replaced as

follows,

1, Remove the gas from the gas tank. Stand the snow thrower up on the front end of the auger housing,

4_5 WARNING: Drain the gasoline

outdoors, away from fire or flame.

2.Disconnect the spark plug wire.

3.Remove the top bolts on each side of the bottom panel. See

Figure 32.

4.Loosen the bottom bolts on each side of the bottom panel.

5.Remove the bottom panel.

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Plate

Figure 36

8.Remove the bearing plate from the right side. Do not remove the bex shaft. Leave the hex shaft in posi- tion. Carefully raise hex shaft just enough to allow the friction wheel to be removed.

9.Remove the friction wheel from the

hub, Slip the friction wheel toward the right off the hex shaft. See Figure 35.

t0. Assemble the new friction wheel onto hub with the fasteners re- moved earlier.

11.Install the bearing plate onto the right side. Make sure the hex shaft

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