Assembling The Snowthrower - Toro 79366 Operator's Manual

Assembling the Snowthrower

Attaching the Lift Tube
Connect the lift tube to the snowthrower frame assembly
using a 1/2 x 2-5/8 in. (67 mm) clevis pin and clip
(Fig. 1).
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Figure 1
1. Lift tube
2. Snowthrower frame
assembly
Assembling the Discharge Chute
Install the discharge chute assembly onto the chute ring
with three, 5/16 x 3/4 in. (19 mm) carriage bolts (heads to
the inside); three, 5/16 in. (8 mm) washers; and three,
5/16 in. locknuts (Fig. 2).
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Figure 2
1. Discharge chute assembly
2. Carriage bolt, 5/16 x
3/4 in. (19 mm)
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3. Clevis pin, 1/2 x 2-5/8 in.
(67 mm)
4. Clevis clip
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3. Washer, 5/16 in. (8 mm)
4. Locknut, 5/16 in.
5. Chute ring
Verifying the Drive Chain Tension
Verify that the drive chain has between 1/8 and 1/2 in.
deflection in the area shown in Figure 3. If the chain is
too tight or too loose, adjust it; refer to Adjusting the
Drive Chain Tension, page 22.
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Figure 3
1. Drive chain
Assembling the Spring Tension Link
Insert the hooked end of the spring tension link into the
open hole in the outer leg of the spring tension lever
(Fig. 4).
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Figure 4
1. Spring tension lever
2. Hooked end of spring
tension link
Installing the Drive Belt and Pulley Cover
1. Route the belt under the four pulleys and inside the
belt guide in the pulley box (Fig. 5).
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2. Check deflection here
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3. Outer leg