Maintenance Instructions | REPLACING/REPAIRING |
6.Align the slot in the new sprocket with the square key and slide the sprocket onto the drive shaft. Make sure the key is in place between the drive shaft and sprocket.
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Set Screw
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Set Screw
Remove and Replace Sprocket
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Align Sprockets
7.Position the sprocket on the drive shaft so it is aligned with the chain drive shaft sprocket.
8.When the sprockets are aligned properly, tight- en the set screw in the drive shaft sprocket.
9.Install chain and adjust the chain tension. Refer to ADJUSTMENTS of Rotary Broom Drive Chain Tension in this section.
10.With the chain installed, recheck the sprocket alignment.
11.Lubricate the drive chain. Refer to LUBRICA- TION of Rotary Broom Drive Chain in this sec- tion.
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Check Sprocket Alignment with Chain Installed
12.Reinstall the chain guard by reversing the re- moval procedures.
NOTE: The cutting edge of the snowblower is re- versible and needs to be replaced only when both the top and bottom edges have worn.
Replace the snowblower cutting edge as follows:
1.Remove the six (6)
2.If only one edge of the blade is dulled or nicked, rotate the blade 180 degrees. (The sharp edge should now be at the bottom.) Re- install the cutting edge onto the snowblower housing by reversing the removal procedure.
3.If both edges are dull or nicked, remove the cutting edge and install a new one by reversing the removal procedure.
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