HOW TO REMOVE THE AUGER

1.Remove the belt cover. See "How To Remove The Belt Cover" in the maintenance section.

2.Remove the auger drive belt. See "How To Remove The Auger Drive Belt" in the Service And Adjustment section.

3.Remove the auger pulley from the auger shaft (threads are left hand; turn clockwise to remove).

4.To keep the auger from rotating, set a 2"x4" piece of wood on the cen- ter paddle to secure auger.

5.Remove bolts A, washer F, and nuts B from front of right cover (See Figure 23).

6.Remove screw C from back of right cover.

8.Slide the auger out of the right side of the auger housing (See

Figure 22).

9.Slide the auger out of the bearing on the left side of the auger hous- ing.

10.To install the auger, reverse the above steps.

Washer

7. Remove bolts

D and nuts E.

Auger

Figure 22

Right

Cover

C

 

 

 

 

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AF

A

B

B

BAuger Housing

Auger

Auger Pulley

Figure 23

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