•Remove top two bolts that secure auger housing to motor mount frame. Loosen bottom two botts, Auger housing and motor mount frame willseparate, hinged by bottom two bolts.
•Remove old bell from auger drive pulley.
•Install the original equipment replacement belt in reverse order of removal.
•Position drive belt onto the auger ddve pulley.
•Adjust the belt guide (see To Adjust The Belt Guide paragraph).
•Reinstall the belt cover.
NOTE: You may have to move the auger idler pulley more than once to obtain the cor- rect tension.
•Check the clutch control cable adjustment.
•Reconnect the spark plug wire.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not move forward, check the traction ddve belt (see second
figure on page 19) for wear (Check other causes also in the Trouble Shooting Points section). Ifthe traction drive belt needs to be replaced, proceed as follows:
•Disconnect the spark plug wire.
•Remove the belt cover (see second fig- ura).
•Loosen the belt guide and pull away from auger drive pulley (see second figure on page 19).
•Remove auger drive belt from auger pul- ley (see second figure on page 19).
•Pull the traction ddve belt idler pulley away from the traction drive belt (see second figure on page 19).
•Remove the traction ddve belt.
•Position new traction ddve belt onto trac- tion pulley.
•Pull idler pulley away from belt, allowing beltto be positioned onto auger pulley.
•Check clutch control cable adjustment, see page
•Reconnect the spark plug wire.
TO ADJUSTTHE BELT GUIDE
•Disconnect the spark plug wire.
•Remove the belt cover (see third figure on page 19).
•Engage the auger drive clutch lever.
•Measure the distance between the belt
guide and the belt (see figure below). The distance should be 1/8".
•If adjustment is necessary, loosen the belt guide mounting bolt. Move the belt guide to the correct position and tighten the mounting bolt.
•Reinstall the belt cover.
•Reconnect the spark plug wire.
.("_X_ Drive Pulley
Auger
_Impeller
TO ADJUST THE FRICTION WHEEL
If the snow thrower will not move forward,
you need to check the traction drive belt, the traction ddve cable or the friction wheel, if the friction wheel is damaged, it will need to be replaced (see the To Replace Friction Wheel paragraph on page 21). If the friction wheel is not worn, check the adjustment, as follows:
•Disconnect the spark plug wire.
•Drain the gasoline from the gas tank.
•Stand snow thrower on the auger housing end.
•Remove the bottom panel (see figure be- low).
Remove Bolts
| _Bo_om | Pane |
Remove |
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To0 |
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(Each "_'_" |
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Side) | bottombol_ | |
Looser_ | (Bo_om View) | |
| '(each side) | |
•Position the shifter lever in first (1) for- ward gear.
•Note the position of the friction wheel on the disc drive plate.Proper position from
the right outer side of disc drive plate to the center of friction wheel should be 3"
(76 mm) (see next figure).
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