Sears 247.88852 owner manual Push, NOTE Use care to avoid pinching the control cable, Drive Belt

Hex

Nut,

Washer

Align studs for reassembly

Figure 25

•Standing in the operating position, lift up on the handles and pull the frame assembly rearward. The frame and the housing will separate, and the rear auger belt will come off the pulley. Maintain control of the frame assembly while pulling it.

•Remove the two belts from the two engine pulleys. For location of the pulleys, see Figure 26.

Auger

Belt

Drive

Belt

Rear

Engine

Pulley

Idler Pulley

Front Engine

Pulley

Figure 26

•To remove the front auger drive belt, push the idler pulley to the left. The belt brake should move outward. See Figure 27. Lift the front auger drive belt from the front auger pulley.

Push auger

idler pulley

Figure 27

•Place new belts on the two auger pulleys making sure that the front auger belt is under the belt brake. Route belts under and to the left of the flat idler pulley. Hold the belts upward in this position.

•While lifting up on the handles, bring the frame assembly close to the auger housing, and place the two belts on the front and rear engine pulleys. See Figure 28.

PUSH

PUSH

Auger

Housing

Frame Assembly

Figure 28

•Level the frame assembly and tip the auger housing forward to align studs with the corresponding holes on both sides of the frame assembly. See Figure 25 . Push the frame assembly fully on to the studs.

NOTE: Use care to avoid pinching the control cable.

•From the frame assembly side, insert six lock washers and hex nuts on to the studs . These pieces of hardware were removed earlier. See Figure 25. Tighten the nuts securely.

•Reinstall the belt cover onfront of the engine with the two self-tapping screws and flat washers.

•Reattach the chute crank to the chute assembly with the hairpin clip and flat washer.

NOTE: Make sure that the auger cable is routed in front of the belt.

Drive Belt

•Check drive belt every 50 hours of operation for wear and tear.

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

•Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the engine by removing the two self-tapping screws.

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

•Remove six self-tapping screws from frame cover underneath the snow thrower. See Figure 29.

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