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.
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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
