Preparing For Maintenance; Checking And Adjusting The Skids And Scraper; Checking And Adjusting The Traction Cable; Checking The Engine Oil Level - Toro Power Max 828LXE 38631 Operator's Manual

Important: Refer to your engine operator's manual for additional maintenance procedures. For engine
adjustments, repairs, or warranty service not covered in this manual, contact an Authorized Tecumseh Servicing
Dealer.

Preparing for Maintenance

1. Move the snowthrower to a level surface.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the spark plug wire (Figure 41).
Figure 41

Checking the Engine Oil Level

Each time before using the snowthrower, check the oil level
in the engine crankcase.
1. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, then fully install the
dipstick.
2. Remove the dipstick and check the oil level (Figure 42).
If the oil level is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
add oil. Refer to Filling the Engine with Oil.
Figure 42
Checking and Adjusting the
Skids and Scraper
Check the skids and the scraper to ensure that the auger
does not contact the paved or gravel surface. Adjust the
skids and the scraper as needed to compensate for wear.
1. Check the tire pressure. Refer to Checking the Tire
Pressure.
2. Loosen the nuts that secure both skids to the auger
sides until the skids slide up and down easily (Figure 43).
Figure 43
1. 1/2 inch (1.3 cm)
3. Support the side plates so that they are at least 1/2 inch
(1.3 cm) above a level surface.
Important: The auger blades must be supported
above the ground by the skids.
4. Ensure that the scraper is 1/8 inch (3 mm) above and
parallel to a level surface.
Note: If the pavement is cracked, rough, or uneven,
adjust the skids to raise the scraper. For gravel
surfaces, adjust the skids further down to prevent the
snowthrower from picking up rocks.
5. Move the skids down until they are even with the
ground.
6. Firmly tighten the nuts that secure both skids to the
auger sides.
Note: To quickly adjust the skids if they loosen,
support the scraper 1/8 inch (3 mm) off the pavement,
then adjust the skids down to the pavement.
Note: If the skids become excessively worn, you can
turn them over and set the unused side toward the
pavement.
Checking and Adjusting the
Traction Cable
Check and adjust the traction cable after the first 2 operating
hours, then yearly thereafter. If the snowthrower does not
drive in the forward or reverse speeds or it drives when you
release the traction lever, adjust the traction cable.
With the traction lever disengaged, check the pin in the
elongated slot in the left side of the snowthrower above
the tire. There should be a gap of 1/32 to 1/16 inch (1 to
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