Toro manual Control And Linkage Adjustment, Auger Control Adjustment - Toro Models 38065, 38080

Belts, Controls and Linkages

CONTROL AND LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT

Note: Before making any control adjustments, verify that the handles are secured to the traction frame. If the handles move at all, the linkages will not maintain adjustment.

Auger Control Adjustment — Toro Models 38065, 38080, 38085

Install Auger Drive Control Rod

1.Move auger drive control backward to DISENGAGE and hold it in that position.

2.Rotate clevis at end of auger drive control rod until holes in clevis line up with hole in bent rod (Figure 51). Next, secure clevis and bent rod together with clevis pin and cotter pin.

	Figure 51		13299-4
1.	Clevis	3.	Bent rod
2.	Clevis pin and	4.	Jam nut
	cotter pin

3.Tighten the jam nut firmly against top of clevis.

Note: Move auger drive control forward to ENGAGE. If excessive force is required to move the control, adjust the auger drive control: refer to Adjusting Auger/Impeller Drive Belt (below).

Adjusting Auger/Impeller Drive Belt

If auger slips, which means the auger drive belt is slipping, an adjustment is required. When a new auger/ impeller drive belt is installed, an adjustment may also be required.

1.Loosen jam nut from clevis at bottom of auger drive control rod (Figure 52). Next, remove cotter pin and clevis pin holding clevis to bent rod.

		Figure 52		13299-33
1.	Jam nut	3.	Clevis pin and
2.	Clevis			cotter pin
		4.		Bent rod

2.Rotate clevis counterclockwise — out — to increase belt tension. By contrast, rotate clevis clockwise — in — to decrease belt tension.

3.Connect clevis to bent rod with clevis pin and cotter pin. Next, tighten jam nut against top of clevis.

4.Check tension of belt by operating the auger. If belt still slips, or if the auger does not stop when disengaged, adjust clevis again.

IMPORTANT: Do not adjust belt too tight because the belt will wear out quickly or possibly cause damage to the snowthrower.

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