Screw |
Belt Cover |
Figure 13
•Remove the three hex nuts and lock washers which attach the auger housing assembly to the frame assembly on each side. See Figure 14.
Remove Belt |
Remove Belt |
Idler Pulley |
WARNING: Do not attempt to change the | Figure 15 |
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auger belt without the help of an assistant. | • While lifting up on the handles, bring the frame |
It is very important that one person, | assembly close to the auger housing and place the |
standing at the operating position, firmly | two belts on the front and rear engine pulleys. See |
hold the snow thrower housing to prevent | Figure 16. |
it from tipping while the other person |
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replaces the belt. Failure to comply with |
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this may result in injury. |
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| Push | |
| Frame | |
| Assembly | |
| Push | |
| Auger | |
| Assembly | |
Hex Nuts & | Figure 16 | |
Lock Washers | ||
| • Level the frame assembly and tip the auger | |
Figure 14 | housing forward to align studs with the | |
corresponding holes on both sides of the frame | ||
• Standing in the operating position, lift up on the | ||
assembly. | ||
handles and pull the frame assembly rearward. The | NOTE: Use care to avoid pinching the control cable. | |
frame and the housing will separate and the rear | ||
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auger belt will come off the pulley. Maintain control | • From the frame assembly side, insert the six lock | |
of the frame assembly while pulling it. | washers and hex nuts previously removed onto the | |
• Remove the two belts from the two engine pulleys. | studs. Tighten nuts securely. See Figure 14. | |
See Figure 15. | • Reinstall the belt cover on the front of the engine | |
• To remove the front auger drive belt, push the idler | with the two | |
pulley to the left. The belt brake should move | NOTE: Make sure that the auger cable is routed in front | |
outward and lift the front auger drive belt from the | ||
of the belt. | ||
front auger pulley. | ||
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• Place new belts on the two auger pulleys making | Drive Belt | |
sure that the front auger belt is under the belt brake. | • Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower or place a | |
Route belts under and to the left of the flat idler | ||
piece of plastic under the gas cap. | ||
pulley. Hold the belts upward in this position. | ||
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