Belt Replacement - Craftsman 247.88999 Operator's Manual

Toadjustthese cables,proceedas follows:
1. Usinga 1/2" w rench,loosenthe upper and lowerhexnuts foundon
one cableadjuster.
2. Graspthe metalcablehousingand gently pushupwardto take
up slack(usuallyno morethan 1/4-inch)in the cablebefore
retightening both hexnuts.
3. Repeaton the othercableadjusteruntilthe chuteassemblyhas
full rangefrom left-to-right.
Auger Control
Referto the Assemblysectionfor instructionson adjustingtheauger
controlcable.
Skid Shoes
Referto the Assemblysectionfor instructions on adjustingthe skid
shoes.
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BELT REPLACEMENT
Auger Belt
To removeand replaceyoursnow thrower'sauger belt, proceedas
follows:
1. Topreventspillage,removeall fuel fromtank by runningengine
until itstops.
2. Removethe plasticbelt coveron the front of the engineby remov-
ing the two self-tappingscrews.See Figure22.
3. Rollthe auger beltoff theengine pulley.See Figure23.
4. Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup and forwardso that itrestson
theauger housing.
5. Removethe frame coverfrom the undersideof the snow thrower
by removingfourself-tappingscrewswhich secureit. See Figure
24.
6. Removethe beltas follows.Referto Figure25.
a. Loosenand removethe shoulderscrewwhich actsas a belt
keeper.
b. Unhookthe supportbracketspringfromthe frame.
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