Craftsman 247.88355 Operator's Manual page 15

Augers
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith two shearpinsand
cotter pins.if the augershouldstrikea foreignobject or ice iam,
the snow throwerisdesignedso that the pinsmayshear.Referto
Figure4.
if the augerswill notturn, checkto see if the pinshavesheared.
One set of replacement s hearpins has beenprovidedwith the
snow thrower.Whenreplacingpins, sprayan oil lubricantintoshaft
beforeinsertingnewpins.
Drive Belt
Replacement
To removeand replaceyour snowthrower'saugerbelt, proceedas
follows:
1. Removethe _lasticbeltcoveron the front of the engineby remov-
ing thetwo self-tappingscrews.
Drainthe gasolinefrom the snowthrower,or placea pieceof
plasticunder the gascap.
o Carefullypivot thesnow throwerup and forwardso that it restson
the auger housing.
2. Removethe framecoverfrom the undersideof the snowthrowerby
removingfour self-tappingscrewswhichsecure it.
3. a. Graspthe idler pulleyand pivot it towardthe right.
b. Rollthe augerbelt off the enginepulley.
c. Lift the drivebeltoff enginepulley.
4. Slip the drive beltoff the pulleyand betweenfrictionwheeland
frictionwheeldisc.
* Removeand replacebeltin the reverseorder.
Friction Whee_ Remova_
If the snowthrowerfails to drivewith the drivecontrolengaged,and
performing the drivecontrolcable adiustment o n page 19fails to
correctthe problem,the frictionwheelmay needto be replaced.Follow
the instructionsbelow.Examinethe frictionwheelfor signs of wearor
crackingand replaceif necessary
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