To Adjust The Belt Guides; To Adjust The Friction Wheel - Sears Craftsman 536.886121 Owner's Manual

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TO ADJUST THE BELT GUIDES ...................... .........................
MOTOR MOUNT FRAME
® Disconnect the spark plug wire.
® Remove the belt cover by removing the screw and
flatwasheron the leftand right hand sides See Fig 27,
page 21_
Q Engage the auger drive clutch lever.
® Measurethe distance betweenthe belt guides and the
belt (See Fig..29). The distance should be 3/32" for
each guide.,
@ tf adjustment is necessary, loosen the belt guide
mounting bolts. Move the beit guides to the correct
position,. Tighten the mounting bolts.
® Reinstall the belt cover.
® If adjustment is necessary, loosen the belt guide
mounting bolts. Move the belt guides to the correct
position. Tighten the mounting bolts
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REMOVE
TOP
BOLTS
(EACH
(EACH SLOE)
FIG. 30
If adjustment is necessary:
PANEL
AUGER
HOUSING
(Bottom View}
® Loosen bolts in speed selector lever (See Fig 31B)
• Move friction wheel to proper positionas indicatedin
previous step (Fig 3tA)..
Re-tighten bolts in speed selector lever
Reinstall the bottom panel.
Reinstall the belt cover.
Reconnect the spark plug wire.
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FIG. 29
FRICTION
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DISC DRIVE
PLATE
FIG. 31 A
TO ADJUST THE FRICTION WHEEL
If the snow thrower will not move forward, you need to
checkthetraction drive belt,the tractiondrivecableor the
f dction wheel Ifthe friction wheel is damaged, itwill need
to be replaced_ See To Replace Friction Wheel para-
graph on page 23. Ifthe frictionwheel is not worn, check
the adjustment, as follows:
® Disconnectthe spark plug wire°
® Drain the gasolinefrom the gas tank
® Stand snow thrower on the auger housing end.
® Remove the bottom panel (See Fig 30)..
® Positionthe shifter lever in first (1) gear.
• Note the positionofthe friction wheel on the disc drive
plate.The rightouterside of thedisc drive plateshould
be 3" from the center of the friction wheel (See Fig.
31A).
SPEED SELECTOR LEVER
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FIG. 31B
=_BOLTS
TO BE
LOOSENED
(Rear View)
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