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DRIVE BELT
1.
2.
3.
4.
Follow
steps
1
through
4
of
previous
instructions.
Pull idler pulley up, and lift belt off engine pulley
and friction wheel disc. See Figure 26.
Using a wrench, loosen the nut on the stop bolt
until the support bracket
rests on the auger
pulley. See Figure 28.
Slip belt
between
friction
wheel and friction
wheel disc. See Figure 28. Remove and replace
belt. Reassemble
following
the instructions
in
reverse order.
3.
Remove six self-tapping screws from the frame
cover underneath the snow thrower.
4.
Remove the klick pins which secure the wheels,
and remove the wheels from the axle.
5.
Using a wrench to hold the shaft, loosen, but do
not completely remove, the hex nut and bell
washer on the left end of gear shaft. See Figure
29.
.
7.
NOTE:
The support bracket must rest on the stop
bolt after the new belt has been assembled. See
8.
Figure 28.
Friction
Wheel
g.
10.
\
Lightly tap the hex nut to dislodge the ball
bearing from the right side of the frame. Remove
the hex nut and bell washer from the left end of
shaft.
Slide the gear shaft to the right, then slide the
friction wheel assembly from the shaft.
Remove the six screws from the friction wheel
assembly (three from each side). Remove the
friction wheel rubber from between the fdction
wheel plate,
Reassemble
new friction wheel rubber to the
friction
wheel
assembly,
tightening
the
six
screws in rotation and with equal force.
Slide friction wheel assembly back onto the gear
shaft. Be sure to align the pin on the shift rod
with the hole in the friction wheel assembly. See
Figure 27. Reassemble in reverse order.
Figure 28
CHANGING
THE FRICTION
WHEEL
RUBBER
The rubber on the friction wheel is subject to wear
and should be checked after 25 hours of operation,
and
periodically
thereafter.
Replace
the
friction
wheel rubber if any signs of wear or cracking are
found.
1.
Drain the gasoline
from the snow thrower,
or
place a piece of plastic under the gas cap.
2.
Tip the snow thrower up and forward, so that it
rests on the housing.
Figure 29
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