Shave Plate and Skid Shoes

The shave plate and skid shoes on the bottom of the snow thrower are subject to wear. They should be checked periodically and replaced when necessary.

Skid Shoes

NOTE: The skid shoes on this machine have two wear edges. When one side wears out, they can be rotated 180° to use the other edge. Refer to the Assembly section for instructions on adjusting the skid shoes.

1.Remove the six carriage bolts, flat washers and hex nuts that secure the two skid shoes to the sides of the auger housing.

Refer to Figure 6-3.

2.Position the new skid shoes and secure with the carriage bolts, flat washers and hex nuts. Make certain the skid shoes are adjusted to be level.

Shave Plate

1.Remove the hex nuts and carriage bolts that secure the shave plate to the bottom of the housing. See Figure 6-3.

2.Remove the rear most hex nut and carriage bolt securing the back of each skid shoe to the sides of the housing. Loosen the remaining hex nuts securing the skid shoes.

3.Slide the shave plate out of the off-set slot at the bottom of the housing, and from between the skid shoes and side panels of the housing.

4.With the mounting holes toward the back of the unit, slide the new shave plate into position and secure with the fasteners previously removed and loosened.

3.Pivot the bracket downward to take up slack in the cable.

4.Retighten the hex nut.

Figure 6-4

Chute Bracket Adjustment

If the spiral at the bottom of the chute directional control is not fully engaging with the chute assembly, the chute bracket can be adjusted. To do so:

1.Loosen the two nuts which secure the chute bracket and reposition it slightly. See Figure 6-5.

2.Retighten the nuts.

Figure 6-3

Adjustments

Shift Cable

If the full range of speeds (forward and reverse) cannot be achieved, refer to the Figure 6-4 and adjust the shift cable as follows:

1.Place the shift lever in the fastest forward speed position.

2.Loosen the hex nut on the shift cable index bracket. See Figure 6-4.

Figure 6-5

Chute Control

The distance snow is thrown can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the chute assembly. Refer to the Operation section for instructions.

The remote chute control cables have been pre-adjusted at the factory. Move the remote chute lever on the control panel forward to pivot the upper chute down; move the lever rearward to pivot the upper chute up.

16Section 6— Maintenance & Adjustments