ger Drive Belt" in the Service And Adjustment section.

9.Adjust the belt guide. See "How To Adjust The Belt Guide" in the Ser- vice And Adjustmentsection.

10.Install the bolts on each side of the motor mount frame. See Figure 31.

11.Tighten the bolts on each side of the motor mount frame.

12.Install the belt cover.Tighten screw. See Figure28.

13.Check the adjustmentof the cables. See "How To Check And Adjust The

Cables" in the ServiceAnd Adjust- ment section.

14.Connectthe spark plug wire.

HOW TO ADJUST THE BELT GUIDE

1.Disconnect spark plug wire.

2.Remove the screw. Remove the belt cover. See Figure 28.

3.Engage the auger drive lever.

HOW TO ADJUST OR REPLACE THE FRICTION WHEEL

How To Check The Friction Wheel

If the snow thrower will not move for-

ward, check the traction drive belt, the traction drive cable or the friction wheel.

If the friction wheel is worn or damaged, it must be replaced. See "How To Re- place the Friction Wheel" in this section. If the friction wheel is not worn or dam- aged, check as follows.

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

outdoors, away from fire or

,_ WARNING: Drain the gasoline flame.

2.Disconnect the spark plug wire.

. Measure the distance between the belt guide and auger drive belt. The correct distance is 1/8 inch (3.175 mm). See Figure 33.

_-_- o,/, Belt Guide

Ad_ger (_ _'_X\_" I/!ll_5hm)

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Figure 33

. If an adjustment is necessary, loos- en the mounting bolt for the belt guide. Move the belt guide to the correct position. "13ghten the mounting bolt for the belt guide,

,Install the belt cover. Tighten the screw. See Figure 28.

7. Connect the spark plug wire.

3.Remove the bolts on each side of the bottom panel. See Figure 34.

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

5.Remove the bottom panel.

Remove Top Bolt

(each side)

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(Each Side)

Figure 34

6.Position the shift speed lever in the first forward gear.

7.Note the position of the friction wheel on the disc drive plate (See

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Craftsman 536.88112 operating instructions HOW to Adjust or Replace the Friction Wheel, HOW to Adjust the Belt Guide

536.88112 specifications

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