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Maintaining

Your Snow

Thrower

Changing Friction Wheel

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 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 screws from the frame cover underneath the snow thrower. See Figure 6-13.

Remove the right wheel from the axle.

Using a 3/4” wrench, hold the hex shaft and remove

the hex screw and cupped washer and bearing from left side of the frame. Refer to Figure 6-14.

• Holding the friction wheel assembly, slide the hex shaft

Figure 6-13out of the right side of the unit. The spacer on the left side of the hex shaft will fall and the sprocket should

remain hanging lose in the chain.

WARNING

Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground against engine before performing any type of maintenance on your machine.

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

Remove four screws securing the friction wheel to the hub assembly. See Figure 6-15. Discard old friction wheel.

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Remove hex

Friction wheel assembly

 

screw and

Slide hex shaft out

washer

 

right side

Hex Shaft

 

Figure 6-14

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Troy-Bilt 31AH9Q77766 warranty Changing Friction Wheel, Hex Shaft

31AH9Q77766 specifications

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