Simplicity 1692356 Operator's Manual page 25

Figure 33. Drive Assembly
4. See Figure 38. Remove the two carriage bolts
(B) and nuts (A) securing the bearing flange (E).
3. Remove the three flange capscrews (C, Figure
38) securing the bearing support plate (D).
6. Remove the bearing support plate (D).
7. Remove the old drive belt from the snowthrower
drive pulley.
8. Install a new belt on the snowthrower drive pul-
ley.
9. Reinstall the flanges (E) and bearing support
plate (D). Secure using the hardware removed in
steps 4-6.
the flat backside of the belt rides on the backside
idler pulleys and the front V side of the belt rides
in the V pulleys.
11 .Tighten all idler pulleys.
12. See Figure 35. With the snowthrower drive belt
installed, trunnion (A) should be between marks
on spring tension bracket (B) for correct belt ten-
sion. Turn belt tension handle (C)to move trun-
nion forward or rearward until in between marks.
13. If trunnion cannot be placed between marks,
loosen capscrew (D, Figure 35) and reposition
idler pulley (E) as necessary. The pivot bracket
(F) should be perpendicular to snowthrower
hitch. Retighten capscrew (D) and repeat step 2.
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