Craftsman C950-52930-0 owner manual Belt Adjustment, Traction Drive Belt, Auger Drive Belt

NEED PARTS? VISIT HTTP://WWW.MANUALBUDDY.COM/PARTS

ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR

BELT ADJUSTMENT

Traction Dnve Belt

Belts stretch during normal use. If you need to adjust the belts due to wear or stretch, proceed as follows.

Traction Drive Pulley

Belt

TRACTION DRIVE BELT

Traction drive belt has constant spring pressure and does not require adjustment.

Replace belt if it is slipping. (See "Belt Replacement" in this section of the manual).

Traction

Idler

Pulley

Auger

Idler

Pulley

AUGER DRIVE BELT

If your snow blower will not discharge snow, check the control cable adjustment. If it is correct, then check the condition of the auger drive belt. It may be damaged or loose. If it is damaged, replace it (see Belt Replacement in this section of the manual). If the auger drive belt is loose, adjust as follows.

1.Disconnect spark plug wire.

2.Remove belt cover.

3.Loosen nut on auger idler pulley and move auger idler pulley towards belt about 1/8 inch (3 mm) (see Figure 30).

4.Tighten nut.

5.Have someone engage auger drive clutch. Check ten- sion on belt (opposite idler pulley). Belt should deflect about 1/2 inch (12.5 mm) with moderate pressure (Figure 31). You may have to move idler pulley more than once to obtain the correct tension.

6.Reinstall belt cover.

7.Whenever belts are adjusted or replaced, the cables will need to be adjusted. (See "Cable Adjustment" in this sec- tion of the manual).

Figure 30

	l	'_"_r_-		Auger
		4-		E%ve
				Pulley
	_-	_	_	1/2 inch
idler.---_-4_V"		_j /	\_	Deflection
Pulley	I0,	_7	\_
Engaged	_	f	\_
	__*--			impeller
				Figure 31

8.Reconnect the spark plug wire.

F-001008J 25

NEED PARTS? VISIT HTTP://WWW.MANUALBUDDY.COM/PARTS/