Changing Friction Wheel Rubber

The rubber on the friction wheel is subject to wear and should be checked after the first 25 hours of operation, and periodically thereafter. Replace the friction wheel rubber if any signs of wear or cracking are found.

•Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower, or place a piece of plastic under the gas cap.

•Tip the snow thrower up and forward, so that it rests on the housing.

•Remove six screws from the frame cover underneath the snow thrower.

•Remove the left wheel from the axle.

•Using a 7/8” wrench, hold the hex shaft and remove the hex bolts and cupped washer and bearing from left side of the frame. Refer to Figure 14.

•Holding the friction wheel assembly, slide the hex shaft out of the left side of the unit. The spacer on the right side of the hex shaft will fall and the sprocket should remain hanging lose in the chain. See Figure 24.

Shift Arm Assembly

Sprocket

Spacer

Pin

Friction Wheel

Figure 24

•Lift the friction wheel assembly out between the axle shaft and the drive shaft assemblies.

•Remove four screws securing the friction wheel rubber between the friction wheel plates. See Figure 25. Discard old rubber.

•Reassemble the new friction wheel rubber to the friction wheel assembly, tightening the four screws in rotation and with equal force. SeeFigure 25. It is important to assemble the rubber on the friction wheel symmetrically for proper functioning.

•Insert the pin from the shift arm assembly into the friction wheel assembly and hold assembly in position. Refer to Figure 24.

Plates

Bearing

Screws

Hub

Friction Wheel Rubber

Figure 25

•Slide the hex shaft through the left side of the housing and through the friction wheel assembly.

•Insert the hex shaft through the sprocket and the spacer. Make certain that the chain engages both the large and the small sprocket.

NOTE: If the sprocket fell from the snow thrower while removing the hex shaft, place the sprocket on the hex shaft. Position the hex hub of the sprocket toward the friction wheel when sliding the sprocket on to the hex shaft. See Figure 26.

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Sprocket

Hex

Shaft

Hex Hub

 

of Sprocket

Spacer

Figure 26

•Secure with the cupped washer and hex bolt removed earlier.

•Secure the frame cover with six self-tapping screws. Put the snow thrower down to its normal operating position.

NOTE: If you placed plastic film under the gas cap, be certain to remove it.

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