Friction Wheel Inspection; Drive Belt - Craftsman 247.888301 Operator's Manual

7. Remove the belt f rom around the auger pulley, and slip the belt
between thesupport bracket and the auger pulley. See Figure 31.
8. Reassemble auger belt b yfollowing these i nstructions inopposite
order and manner ofremoval.
9. Perform t he Auger Control test o utlined inthe Assembly section
ofthis manual.
NOTE: DoNOT f orget toreinstall the shoulder screw and reconnect
the spring tothe frame a fter i nstalling areplacement auger belt.
Drive Belt
Toremoveand replaceyoursnow thrower'sdrivebelt, proceedas
follows:
1. Topreventspillage,removeall fuel fromtank by runningengine
untilit stops.
2. Removetheplasticbelt coveron the front of the engineby remov-
ing the two self-tappingscrews.See Figure27 on previouspage.
3. Removethebelt from enginepulleyas follows. Referto Figure32.
a. Rollthe auger beltoff theengine pulley.
b. Use a wrenchto pivotthe idlerpulleytowardthe right.
c. Lift the drivebelt off enginepulley.
4. Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup and forwardsothat itrestson
the augerhousing.
5. Removetheframe coverfrom the undersideof the snowthrower
by removingthe self-tappingscrewswhich secureit. Referto
Figure29.
6. Back outthe stop bolt to increasethe clearancebetweenthe
frictionwheeldisc and frictionwheel.See Figure33.
7. Slip the drivebelt off the frictionwheeldisc and betweenfriction
wheeland frictionwheeldisc.See Figure33.
8. Reassemble drive beltby followingthese instructions in opposite
orderand mannerof removal.Be sureto reinstallthe stop bolt.
FRICTION WHEEL INSPECTION
If the snowthrowerfails to drivewith thedrivecontrolengaged,and
performingthe DriveControlCableAdjustment f ails to correctthe
problem,the frictionwheelmay needto be replaced.Examine the
frictionwheelfor signsof wearor crackingand replaceif necessary.
NOTE:Severalcomponents mustbe removedand specialtools are
requiredin order to replacethis snowthrower'sfrictionwheelrubber.
If yourfrictionwheel rubberneedsto be replaced,contact the nearest
SearsParts& RepairCenter.
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Stop Bol
Figure31
Figure32
Figure33
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