MTD E600E Operator's Manual page 19

Support
Friction
Wheel
ii
• Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower, or place
a piece of plastic under the gas cap.
• Tip the snow thrower up and forward, so that it rests
on the housing. See Figure 18.
• Remove the six self-tapping screws from the frame
cover underneath the snow thrower.
• Remove the klick pins which secure the wheels,
and remove the wheels from the axle.
• Using a wrench to hold the shaft, loosen, but do not
completely remove, the hex nut and bell washer on
left end of gear shaft. See Figure 31.
Rear Auger
Belt
!t
/ /
Front Auger / /
Pulley Auger /
Pulley Idler
Spring
Drive Belt
Auger Bracket
Housing Spring
Figure 29
• Follow steps 1 through 4 of previous instructions.
• Pull idler pulley up, and lift belt off engine pulley and
friction wheel disc. See Figure 28.
• Back out the stop bolt until the support bracket
rests on the auger pulley. See Figure 30.
• Slip belt between friction wheel and friction wheel
disc. Remove and replace belt. Reassemble
following the instructions in reverse order.
NOTE: The support bracket must rest on the stop bolt
after the new belt has been assembled. See Figure 30.
Friction Friction Wheel
Stop
Bolt
\
Drive Belt
Support Bracket
Figure 30
Changing Friction WheelRubber
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 as
follows:
Hex Nut and
Bell Washer
Figure 31
Note: The unit is
_shown resting on
its auger housing
Lightly tap the hex nut to dislodge the ball bearing
from the right side of frame. Remove the hex nut
and bell washer from left end of shaft.
Slide the gear shaft to the right and slide the friction
wheel assembly from the shaft.
Remove the four screws from the friction wheel
assembly. Remove the friction wheel rubber from
between the plates. See Figure 32.
Reassemble new friction wheel rubber to the
friction wheel assembly, tightening the four screws
in rotation and with equal force.
Plates
__ _ttjtj_!
_/I//'_JJ//._. / Bearing
crew
/
Friction Wheel Rubbe/___
Figure 32
• Slide friction wheel assembly back onto the gear
shaft. Be sure to align the pin on the shift rod with
hole in the friction wheel assembly. See Figure 29.
• Reassemble gear shaft and the wheels. Reattach
the frame cover.
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