Lubrication - Every 25 Hours - Craftsman C950-52005-0 Owner's Manual

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
LUBRICATION - EVERY 25 HOURS
Disc Drive Plate
Lubricate Disc Drive Plate every twenty-five (25) hours and
at the end of the season and/or before storage.
To Lubricate:
1. Position speed selector lever in first (1) forward gear.
2. Stand the snow blower up on the auger housing end.
NOTE: When the crank case if filled with oil, do not
leave the snow blower standing up on the the auger
housing for an extended period of time.
3. Remove the bottom panel.
4. Turn disc drive plate clockwise by hand until grease zerk
is clearly visible at front center (see Figure 18).
5. Place a coin or (a shim of equal thickness) between the
rubber friction wheel and disc drive plate to prevent rub-
ber friction wheel contacting the drive disc (see
Figure 18).
6. To grease zerk, use a hand grease gun, lubricate with a
Hi Temp EP Moly grease. See inset of Figure 18. DO
NOT over fill or allow grease to come in contact with the
disc drive plate or friction wheel or damage will result. Fill
zerk only until grease becomes visible below bearing as-
sembly located under grease zerk.
7. Remove coin used in step 5. Make sure that a gap exists
between the friction wheel and the disc drive plate.
NOTE: Clean all excess grease or oil found on the
friction disc hub.
CAUTION: Do not allow grease or oil to contact the
rubber friction wheel or the disc drive plate.
Plate
Friction
Wheel
i! e Bearing Point at
Assembly which
'
should be
visible
Shim placed in gap
Between Friction
Wheel and Disc Drive
Plate
Grease Zerk Figure 18
Hexshaft- wipe with 5W30 motor oil before
storage and at the beginning of each season
Chains-Lubricate chains
with a chain type iube be-
fore storage and at the
beginning of each sea-
son.
WARNING: If the disc ddve
plate or friction wheel
come in contact with
grease or oil damage to
rubber friction wheel will
result.
If grease or eil come in con-
tact with the disc drive plate
or friction wheel, make sure
to clean the plate and wheel
thoroughly with a alcohol
base solvent,
Use a HI Temp EP Moly
grease to lubricate
grease zerk on disc drive
plate every 25 hours.
Figure 19
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