Maintenance And Service; General Recommendations; Replacing The Shave Plate; Servicing Augers - Craftsman 247.88255 Operator's Manual

GeneraR Recommendations
1, Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhen performing any maintenance,
2, Thewarrantyon this snowthrowerdoesnot coveritemsthat have
beensubiectedto operatorabuseor negligence, T o receivefull
valuefromthe warranty,operatormust maintainthe snowthrower
as instructedin this manual,
3, Periodicallycheckall fastenersand hardwareto makesure these
are tight,
WARNING: Before servicing, repairing, lubricating or
inspecting, disengage all controls and stop engine.
Wait until all moving parts have come to a complete
stop. Disconnectspark plug wire and ground itagainst
the engineto preventunintendedstarting. Alwayswear
safety glasses during operation or while performing
anyadjustmentsor repairs.
Replacing the Shave P ate
and Skid Shoes
Theshave plateand skid shoes on the bottomof the snowthrowerare
subiectto wear,These shouldbe checkedperiodicallyand replaced
whennecessary
1, Toreplace, r emove two carriage boltsandhexnutssecuring eachskid
shoetotheaugerhousing,SeeFig,10
2, Reassemble n ewskidshoeswithhardware i ustremoved, Make surethe
skidshoesareadiusted tobe level
3, Toremove shave plate: Removebothskid shoesand hardware
includingcarriagebolts,and hexnutswhichattachshaveplateto the
snowthrowerhousing,Forlocation of shaveplate,see Figure10,
4, Reassemble newshaveplate,makingsureheadsof thecarriagebolts
aretothe insideof thehousing, R einstall skid shoes,Tighten securely,
Servicing Augers
Theaugersare securedto the spiralshaftwith fourshearpins and
cotterpins, If you hit a foreignobject or iceiam, the snowthroweris
designedso that the pinsmay shear,Referto Figure10,
if the augersdo notturn, checkif the pinshavesheared,Replace,if
needed,with propershearpins, Referto item42 on page 19 for part
number,
IMPORTANT:NEVERreplacetheauger shearpinswith standardpins
or fasteners,Anydamagetothe auger gearboxor othercomponents,
as a resultof doing so, will NOTbe coveredby yoursnowthrower's
warranty,
Lubrication
Fora view of the lubricationpointson the snowthrower,see Figure11,
1, Lubricatepivot pointson the auger controland drivecontrolwith a
lightengine oil oncea season,
2, Lubricate theaugeridlerbracketwitha lightengineoil oncea season,
Listedbeloware generalrecommendations about maintaining your
snowthrowerengine,
1, Beforeoperatingsnow thrower,checkthe oil level
2, Changeengineoil afterfirst two hoursof operationand every 25
hoursthereafter,
f
Shear Pin
Cotter Pin
Skid Shoe
Carriage
Bolt / /
Shave Plate _
Hex Nut Carriage
Bolt Hex Nut
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Figure 10
Lubricate
Figure 11
3, Cleanspark plugand resetthe electrodegap to 0,030"at least
once a seasonor every 100hoursof operation;replaceevery 200
hoursof operation,
Check V-BeRts
Followinstructionsbelowto checkconditionof drivebelts every 50
hoursof operation,
1, Removethe plasticbeltcoveron the front of the engineby
removingthe self=tapping screwand pressingtheplastictabs to
releasethe beltcover,
2, Visuallyinspectfor frayed,cracked,or excessively wornout belts,
Replace,if necessary,followinstructionsbelow,
Replacing BeRts
NOTE:Therearetwo beltson thissnowthrower: a n augerbeltanddrive
belt,It isrecommended t hatbothbeltsbe replaced at thesametime,
1, Removethe spark plugwirefrom spark plug and groundit against
the engineto preventaccidentalstarting,
2, Draingasolinefrom the gas tank below1/2 tankor run the machine
belowhalf a tank, or placea pieceof plasticsheetunderneaththe
gas cap to preventgasolineleakage,
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