Troubleshooting; Auger Housing Vibration; Lower V-Belt Fluttering; Clogged Discharge Chute - Craftsman 842.240563 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM:
Probable Cause - Possible Remedy
AUGER HOUSING VIBRATION
Failed Bearing - Bring to Sears Service Center
Snow Auger Chain too loose - Make necessary adjustment
No lubrication on Snow Auger Chain - Oil Snow Auger Chain
LOWER V-BELT FLUTTERING
Lower V-Belt too loose - Make necessary lower V-Belt Adjustments
No grease on J-Shaft Housing Zerk - Grease J-Shaft Housing
CLOGGED DISCHARGE CHUTE
Tractor ground speed too fast - Use lower Tractor Gear
Tractor Throttle too low - Use full Tractor Throttle
Snow too deep - Raise Snow Thrower
DISCHARGE CHUTE IS DIFFICULT TO ROTATE OR WILL NOr HOLD POSITION
Discharge Chute Drive Tube Nut too loose - Tighten Tube Lock Nut
Chute Control Cable too loose - Adjust Chute Control Cable Assembly
Discharge Chute and Stack Ring are dry - Grease all the way around
SNOW THROWER DOES NOT OPERATE
Upper V-Belt too loose - Make necessary upper V-Belt Adjustments
Upper or lower V-Belt not in Pulley Grooves - Check upper and lower V-Belts and place back Into
grooves
Snow Auger Chain rolled or failed - Reposition and adjust or replace Snow Auger Chain
BURNED RUBBER SMELL
Improperly adjusted V-Belts - Check V-Belt Adjustments (Run Gages)
Upper V-Belt outside of Belt Retainers - Check upper V-Belt Assembly
V-Belts not in Pulley Grooves - Check Pulleys and place back into grooves
Object jammed in Snow Auger - Free Snow Auger, roll backwards (Shut off Tractor)
SNOW THROWER WILL NOT LIFT
Adjusting bolt in too far - Adjust bolt o u t ·
Lift
Extension outside of Roller Track - Reposition Lift Extension and Readjust
Object jammed between upper and lower
Mounting Frame - Clear obstruction
SNOW THROWER KILLS TRACTOR ENGINE
Object jammed in Snow Auger - Clear Snow Auger
Very hard or heavy snow - Slow Tractor ground speed
Very wet snow - Increase Tractor Thronle
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