Traction Drive Belt - Craftsman 536.886350 Owner's Manual

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- Replace the belt cover°
• Check the clutch control cable
adjustment.
o Reconnect
the spark plug wire.
TRACTION
DRIVE BELT
The traction
drive belt (see figure below)
has constant
spring pressure
and does not
require adjustment.
• Replace the traction drive belt if it is slip-
ping (see To Replace Belts paragraph
on
this page).
TO REPLACE
BELTS
The drive belts on this snow thrower are of
special
construction
ahd should be replaced
with original equipment
belts available from
your nearest SEARS
Store or Service Cen-
ter.
You wilt need the assistance
of a second
person
while replacing
the belts.
Drain the gasoline
from the fuel tank by re-
moving
the fuel line at the carburetor.
Drain
the gas into a container
and reinstall the
fuel line.
,/_
CAUTION:
Drain the gasoline out-
doors, away from the fire or flame.
AUGER
DRIVE
BELT
If your snow thrower will not discharge
snow, and the auger drive belt (see figure
below for location) is damaged, replace it
as follows:
Traction Drive
Auger Drive Belt
Pulley
Traction
Pulley
Drive Belt
Belt
Guide
(Right Hand)
(Left Hand)
Traction
Idler Pulley
Auger
Pulley
° Disconnect the spark plug wire.
, Remove the belt covm:.(see next figure ).
\
/
1/4 X 1/2
=ppingScrew
• Loosen the belt guides (see tirst figure on
this page) and pull away from the auger
drive pulley.
• Remove
belt from
auger drive pulley,
• Remove
top two bolts that secure auger
housing
to motor mount frame. Loosen
bottom two bolts. Auger housing
and mo-
tor mounl frame will separate,
hinged by
bottom two bolts (see second figure on
page 2t).
, Remove
old belt from the auger drive pul-
ley.
o Position
new belt on auger pulley,
° Replace top two bolts, and re-tighten
bet..
tom two bolts.
° Adjust the belt guides
(see To Adjust The
Belt Guides paragraph
on page 21)o
° Reinstall
the belt cover.
, Reconnect
the spark plug wire.
TRACTION
DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not move forward,
check the traction
drive belt (see
first figure
on this page) for wear (Check other causes
also in the Trouble
Shooting
Points section).
If the traction
drive belt needs to be re-
placed, proceed
as follows:
• Disconnect
the spark plug wire.
• Remove
the belt cover (see figure above).
° Loosen the belt guides and pull away
from auger drive pulley (see first
figure
on this page).
- Remove
auger drive belt from
auger pul-
ley (see
first figure on this page).
- Pul! the traction drive belt idier pulley
away from the traction drive belt (see first
figure on this page).
• Remove
the traction drive belt.
• Position
new traction drive belt onto trac-
tion pulley°
• Pult idler pulley away from belt, allowing
belt to be positioned
onto auger pulley.
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