Service - Cub Cadet 59A40051727 Operator's Manual

section 9: service

Service

Shave Plate and Skid Shoes
The shave plate and skid shoes on the bottom of the snow blower
are subject to wear. They should be checked periodically and
replaced or flipped when necessary.
note: The skid shoes on this machine have two wear edges.
When one side wears out, they can be rotated 180° to use the other
edge.
To Replace skid shoes:
1. Remove the six carriage bolts, hex nuts, and bell washers
that secure the two skid shoes to the sides of the auger
housing. Refer to Figure 17.
figure 17
2. Position the new skid shoes and secure with the carriage
bolts, bell washers, and hex nuts. Make certain the skid
shoes are adjusted to be level. Refer to Figure 17.
To replace shave plate:
1. Remove the hex nuts, bell washers, and carriage bolts that
secure the shave plate to the bottom of the snow blower
housing. See Figure 17.
2. Remove the rear most hex nut, bell washer, and carriage
bolt securing the back of each skid shoe to the sides of the
housing. Loosen the remaining hex nuts securing the skid
shoes.
3. Slide the shave plate out of the off-set slot at the bottom
of the housing, and from between the skid shoes and side
panels of the housing.
4. With the mounting holes facing toward the back of the unit,
slide the new shave plate into position and secure with the
fasteners removed previously.
Replacing or adjusting the chain
To adjust the tension on the roller chain, proceed as follows:
1. Loosen the three hex bolts on each side of the box. See
Figure 18.
Master Link
Top Hex Nut
Middle Hex Nut
Bottom Hex Nut
2. To tighten the roller chain, loosen the top and middle hex
nuts. Then while holding the bottom hex nut loosen the hex
screw. See Figure 18.
3. Once the desired tension is reached, re-tighten the top and
middle hex nuts.
4. To loosen the roller chain, loosen the top and middle hex
nuts. Then while holding the bottom hex nut tighten the hex
screw.
5. Once the desired tension is reached, re-tighten the top and
middle hex nuts.
To replace the roller chain, master link or add links proceed as
follows:
1. Loosen the chain as instructed in step 3 above.
2. Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the master link and twist it
to open up the link.
3. When the chain is off you can add new links or replace any
damaged links.
NOTE: A replacement master link, and 1/2 link is packaged with
your manual.
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Hex Screw
Hex Bolt
figure 18