How To Remove The Traction Drive Belt - Craftsman 536.881121 Owner's Manual

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frame will separate, hinged by the
bolts.
Bottom
Panel
Moto_
Frame Auger
Housing
Remove top
bolt (each
side).
(Each Side) Figure 31
6. Loosen the belt guide. Pull the belt
guide away from the auger drive
pulley. See Figure 29.
7. Loosen the nut on the idler pulley.
Pull the idler pulley away from the
auger drive belt.
8. Remove the old auger drive belt.
Replace the auger drive belt with
an original factory replacement belt
available from an authorized service
center.
9. Install the new auger drive belt
onto the auger drive pulley and
onto the drive pulley.
10. Adjust the auger drive belt. See
"How To Adjust The Auger Drive
Belt" in the Service And Adjustment
section.
11. Adjust the belt guide. See "How To
Adjust The Belt Guide" in the Ser-
vice And Adjustment section.
12. install the bolts on each side of the
motor mount frame, See
Figure 31.
13. Tighten the bolts on each side of
the motor mount frame,
14. install the belt cover. Tighten the
screw. See Figure 28.
15. Check the adjustment of the cables.
See "How To Check And Adjust The
Cables" in the Service And Adjust-
ment section.
16, Connect the spark plug wire,
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How To Remove the Traction Drive
Belt
If the snow thrower will not move for-
ward, check the traction drive belt for
wear or damage. If the traction drive
belt is worn or damaged, replace the
belt as follows.
1. Remove the gas from the gas tank.
Stand the snow thrower up on the
front end of the auger housing.
,_ WARNING: Drain the gasoline
outdoors, away from fire or
flame.
2. Disconnect the spark plug wire.
3. Remove the auger drive belt. See
"How To Remove The Auger Drive
Belt" in the Maintenance section.
4, Pull the traction drive idler pulley
away from the traction drive belt.
See Figure 32,
Traction
Auger Drive
Traction Belt Guide
Drive Pulley
Auger
Drive
Pulley
Traction
Drive Auger
Idler Idler
Pulley Pulley
26
5,
Engine Pulley Figure 32
Remove the old traction drive belt
from the traction drive pulley and
from the engine pulley. Replace the
traction drive belt with an original
factory replacement belt available
from an authorized service centen
6, Install the new traction drive belt
onto the traction drive pulley and
onto the engine pulley.
7, Make sure the traction drive idler
pulley is properly aligned with the
traction drive belt,
8, Install and adjust the auger drive
belt. See "How To Remove The Au-