Shave Plate And Skid Shoes - Craftsman 247.883981 Operator's Manual

Shave Plate and Skid Shoes
Theshave plateandskidshoes on the bottomofthe snowthroweraresubjectto
wear. T heyshouldbechecked periodically andreplaced whennecessary.
Skid Shoes
NOTE: The skidshoes on thismachine havetwo wearedges. W henoneside
wearsout,theycanberotated180 °to usethe otheredge.
1. Remove t he sixcarriage boltsandhexnutsthatsecure the two skidshoes to
the sides ofthe augerhousing. R eferto Figure 24.
2. Position the newskidshoes andsecure with the carriage boltsandhexnuts.
Makecertainthe skidshoes areadjusted to belevel.
Shave Plate
1. Remove t he hexnutsandcarriage boltsthat secure the shaveplatetothe
bottomofthe housing. R efer t o Figure 24.
2. Remove t he rearmosthexnut andcarriage bolt securing the backof each
skidshoeto the sides ofthe housing.Loosen the fourremaininghexnuts
securing the skidshoes.
3. Slide the shaveplateout ofthe off-setslotat the bottomof the housing, a nd
from betweenthe skidshoes andsidepanelsofthe housing.
4. With the mountingholestowardthe back of the unit, slidethe newshave
plateinto positionandsecure withthe fasteners removed previously.
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Figure24
Adjustments
Shift Cable
If the full rangeof speeds (forwardandreverse) c annotbeachieved, referto the
Figure 25andadjustthe shift cableasfollows:
1. Place the shift leverinthe fastestforwardspeed position.
2. Loosen the hex nut onthe shift cableindexbracket. S eeFigure 25.
3. Pivotthe bracket d ownwardtotake upslackinthe cable.
4. Retighten the hexnut.
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Figure 25
Chute Bracket Adjustment
Ifthe spiralatthe bottomof the chutedirectional c ontrol i snotfully engaging with
the chuteassembly, the chutebracketcanbeadjusted. T odo so:
5. Loosen the two nutswhichsecure thechutebracket a ndreposition it
slightly.See Figure 26.
6. Retighten the nuts.
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Figure26
Chute Control
Thedistance snowisthrowncanbeadjustedbyadjustingthe angleof the chute
assembly. R efer t o the Operation sectionforinstructions.
Theremotechutecontrolcables havebeenpre-adjusted at the factory.Movethe
remote chuteleveronthe controlpanelforwardto pivot the upperchutedown;
movethe leverrearwardto pivotthe upperchuteup.
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