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HOW TO REPLACE

THE AUGER SHEAR BOLT

The augers are secured to the auger shaft with special shear bolts. These shear bolts are designed to break and protect the machine if an object be- comes lodged in the auger housing. Do not use a harder bolt as the protection provided by the shear bolt wil! be lost.

protect the machine, use

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shear bolts,

To replace a broken shear bolt, proceed as follows. Extra shear bolts were pro- vided with the unit.

1.Stop the engine. Disengage all con- trols.

2.Disconnect the spark plug wire. Make sure all moving parts have stopped.

3.Align the hole in the auger with the hole in the auger shaft. Install the new shear pin and spacer. See Figure 45.

4.Connect the spark plug wire.

Shear Pin

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Spacer

Figure 45

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Craftsman 536.8818 manual HOW to Replace Auger Shear Bolt, Protect the machine, use Shear bolts