Craftsman 247.88355 Operator's Manual page 14

Auger Belt Replacement
To removeand replaceyoursnow thrower'sauger belt, proceedas
follows:
1, Removetheplasticbelt coveron thefront of the engineby remov-
ing the two selfqappingscrews,
NOTE:Drainthe gasolinefrom the snowthrower,or placea piece of
plasticunderthe gas cap,
2, Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup and forwardso that it restson
the augerhousing,Removethe framecover fromthe underside
of the snowthrowerby removingfourself-tappingscrewswhich
secureit,
3, Rollthe auger beltoff the enginepulley,
4, a, Loosenand removethe shoulderscrewwhich actsas a belt
keeper,
b, Unhookthesupportbracketspringfromthe frame,
5, Removethebelt from aroundthe augerpulley,and slip the belt
betweenthe support bracketand theauger pulley,Reassemble
augerbelt by followinginstructionsin reverseorder,
NOTE:DoNOT forgetto reinstallthe shoulderscrewand reconnect
the springto theframe after installinga replacementaugerbelt,
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