Parallel Gearbox Mounting - Schulte RDX-117 Operator's Manual

ASSEMBLY

PARALLEL GEARBOX MOUNTING

The standard position for the parallel shaft gearbox on Schulte RDX-117 snow blowers is with the gearbox
upright, the input shaft is in the high position. Gearbox must be rotated down so that the input shaft is in the low
position. For mounting to a Schulte front mount frame, the parallel shaft:
The procedure for rotating the parallel shaft gearbox to its low position is as follows:
1. Remove the 4 M12 screws that fix the two housings.
2. Now rotate the parallel portion of the gearbox 180 degrees and replace the four M12 screws and torque
them to 1040 in/lbs (87 ft/lbs).
3. Change position of breather plug and drain plug, as shown below.
RDX-117 06/20 Assembly Section 3-3
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