Auger Drive Cable Adjustment

ENGINE AND SNOWTHROWER MAINTENANCE

3.Remove the two (each side) flange screws (Figure 5-8, Item 0) from the snowthrower.

Figure 5-8

4.Slowly pivot the rear half of the snowthrower back. Rest the handlebars on a stable object.

5.Take the auger drive belt (Figure 5-8, Item P) off the engine auger drive pulley (Figure 5-8, Item Q). You may have to loosen the bolt that secures the belt guide (Figure 5-8, Item S) to the back of the engine and move the belt guide out of the way.

6.Loosen the bolts that attach the belt guides to the front of the chassis below the transmission pulley. Turn these belt guides to give you room to take the wheel drive belt off the transmission pulley.

7.You may have to loosen the bolt that secures the engine pulley belt guide (Figure 5-5, Item R) in place and turn this belt guide out of the way.

8.Take the wheel drive belt off the transmission pulley and engine wheel drive pulley.

To install the wheel drive belt:

1.Place the wheel drive belt on the engine wheel drive pulley and transmission pulley.

2.If you had to loosen the bolt that secures the engine pulley belt guide (Figure 5-5, Item R) in place, position the leg of this belt guide approxi- mately 1/16-inch from the outer surface of the wheel drive belt and tighten the bolt that secures it to the back of the engine.

3.Rotate one of the two belt guides that is below the transmission pulley so that its "leg" is 1/16-inch away from the outer surface of the wheel drive belt. Hold the belt guide in this position and

tighten the bolt that holds the belt guide in place. Repeat this step for the remaining belt guide.

4.Retighten bolt that attaches belt guide (Figure 5-8, Item S) to engine.

5.Move the rear half of the snowthrower close to the front half. Place the auger drive belt onto the engine auger drive pulley (Figure 5-8, Item Q).

6.Move the snowthrower halves together. Align the four attachment holes (two in each side of the frame). Loosely install the four screws (Figure 5-8, Item Q) that secure the halves of the snowthrower together. Then firmly tighten the screws.

7.Reinstall the worm gear and support (Figure 5-7, Item M) to the left-hand side of the snowthrower. Firmly tighten the bolt (Figure 5-7, Item N) that holds it in place. Rotate the chute control crank to make sure that the deflector chute turns freely. If it doesn't,loosen the bolt (Figure 5-7, Item N) and adjust the support inward or outward so that the chute doesn'tbind.

8.Adjust the wheel drive cable. See "Wheel Drive Cable Adjustment".

9.Reinstall the belt cover on the snowthrower.