Toro 38605 Operator's Manual page 22

Figure 36
1. Flange-head bolt (2)
3. Loosen the belt guide (Figure 37).
Figure 37
1. Idler pulley
2. Engine pulley
3. Auger/impeller drive belt
4. Remove the auger/impeller drive belt from the
engine pulley and the large auger/impeller pulley
(Figure 37).
5. Tip the snowthrower forward and block it so that it
cannot fall.
6. Remove the 4 flange-head bolts that secure the
bottom cover to the frame and remove the cover
(Figure 33).
7. Disconnect the spring from the notch in the bottom
edge of the side plate (Figure 38).
2. Belt cover
4. Traction drive belt
5. Belt guide
6. Large auger/impeller
pulley
1. Notch in side plate
2. Spring
The spring is under heavy tension and could
injure the you or a bystander if you do not
carefully remove it.
Carefully remove the spring.
8. Set the snowthrower upright.
9. Remove the traction drive belt from the engine
pulley and the large traction pulley (Figure 37).
10. Install a new belt around the large traction pulley.
11. Loop the belt over the engine pulley, ensuring that
the belt is on the inside of the belt guide (Figure 37).
12. Tip the snowthrower forward and block it so that it
cannot fall.
13. Hook the spring into the notch in the bottom edge
of the side plate (Figure 38).
14. Replace the bottom cover with the 4 flange-head
bolts.
15. Set the snowthrower upright.
16. Install the auger/impeller drive belt around the large
auger/impeller pulley and engine pulley, ensuring
that the belt is on the inside of the idler pulley and
the belt guide (Figure 37).
17. Adjust the belt guide so that there is 1/8 inch (3 mm)
of clearance between the auger/impeller drive belt
and the guide, and secure the belt guide when the
auger/impeller drive belt is tight.
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Figure 38
3. Large traction pulley