Adjusting The Auger Cable; Auger Belt - Craftsman 247.88255 Operator's Manual

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Wood Block
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WARNING: Performbelt maintenanceoutdoors as
some gas may possibly leakfrom the carburetor even
though you placeda sheet of plasticunderneaththe
gas cap to prevent t he gascap from leaking.
Adjusting The Auger Cable
Periodicadiustment t o the augercontrol cablemay be requireddue
to normalstretchand wearon the belt,Adiustmentis neededif the
augersseemto hesitatewhib turning,butthe engine maintainsspeed,
or continueturningwith the augercontroldisengaged,
1, Loosenthe rear hex bolton the cabb adiustmentbracket, See
Figure12,
2, Slide thecabb adiustment b racketbackwards taking out theslack
in the auger cabb,
3, Retightenthe rear hex bolt
4, Start engineand verifyaugercontrolengagesand disengages
properly,
NOTE:If augercontinuesto rotatewith the controldisengaged, s hut
off engineand readiust,
Auger Beret
1, Loosenthe rearscrewon the auger cableadjustmentbracketusing
a 3/8" wrenchand slidethe bracketall theway forwardto provide
maximum slack in the auger cable, See Figure12,
2, Removethe belt coverscrewusinga 5/16 socketwith extension
and slightlyraisebelt cover, You mustabe unclipthe plastictab
on theotherside to raisethis up, Donot attemptto removethe belt
cover fromthe unit at this time, See Figure13,
3, Loosenthe bottomauger housingmountingscrewon each side
one(l) fullturn usinga 1/2" socket, See Figure12,
4, Usingthe samesocketwrench,removethe topauger housing
mountingscrewson eachside,
NOTE: The topauger housingscrewon the left side abe securesthe
auger cabb bracketand cabb roller, Payattentionto its locationand
howit is positionedfor reference during reassembly,
5, Pushdownon the unit'shandle,this willallowthe beltcover
to be easilyremovedand willgive accessfor the followingbelt
maintenance procedures,
6, After removingthe belt cover,slip thefront auger beltoff of the
engine pulleyby pushingit forwardand rollingin off of the pulley,
7, Pushdownon the unit'shandlefurther openingthis area and
providingbetteraccess to the augerpulley, Youmay wish to place
a woodblock underthe auger housingto hold the unitopen,See
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8, Pushthe auger beltidler pulleyin releasingthe auger brake,which
isthe tab that holdsthe belt ontothe augerpulley,Removethe belt,
9, Replacewith newbelt after replacingthe drivebelt,
NOTE: If not replacingdrivebelt, thenproceedto Step5 in the Drive
Beltsection,
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