Traction Drive Belt; Adjusting Belt And Friction Wheel - Craftsman 536.886150 Owner's Manual

• Check clutchcontrol c ableadjustment.
seepage17.
• Reconnect sparkplugwire
TRACTIONDRIVE BELT
Ifyoursnowthrower w illnotmoveforward,
checkthetraction drivebelt(seesecond
figureonpage18)forwear(Check other
causes alsointhe Trouble Shooting Points
section)° I fthetraction drivebeltneeds to
be replaced, proceed asfollows:
• Disconnect thesparkplugwire
• Remove t he beltcover(seelastfigure on
page18),
o Loosen thebeltguides andpullaway
fromengine drivepulley(seefirst figure
onthispage)_
• Loosen nutonaugeridlerandpuffauger
idlerloulley a wayfrombelt Notelocation
ofidlerpulleyforlaterre-installation
• Remove auger drivebeltfromengine pul-
ley.
• Pullthe idlerpulley
away from the drive
belt, allowing belt to be positioned onto
engine pulley
• Release idler pulley, Ensure idler pulley is
properly engaged with beit
. Reinstall auger drive belt
• Adjust belt guides (see To Adjust The
Belt Guides paragraph on page 19)
• Adjust idler on auger belt
• Reinstall the belt cover
• Reconnect the spark piug wire
TO ADJUSTTHE BELT GUIDES
After you replace the traction or auger drive
belt, you need to adjust one or both of lhe
belt guides Proceed as follows:
• Disconnect the spark plug wire.
• Remove the belt cover (See last figure on
page 18)
• Engage the auger drive clutch lever
• Measure the distance between the bett
guides and the belt (See next figure) The
distance should be 3/32" for each guide
• If adjustment is necessary, loosen the
belt guide mounting bolts, Move the belt
guides to the correct position Tighten the
mounting bolts
• Reinstall the belt cover
• Reconnect the spark plug wire
,,..,,i._-_. j Drive Pulley
3/32 Inch "_k,/" 4_..5_"" Belt Guide
Belt Guide.._,...,/\_"" (Left Hand)
(Right Hand)_ ,,._\_,-" 3/32 Inch
Auger Idler'_
._.._.- tmpetler
TO ADJUSTTHE FRICTION WHEEL
If the snow thrower wilt not move forward,
you need to check the traction drive belt, the
traction drive cable or the friction wheel If
the friction wheel is damaged, it will need to
be replaced (see the To Replace Friction
Wheel paragraph on page 20) If the friction
wheel is not worn, check the adjustment, as
foi!ows:
• Disconnect the spark plug wire
• Drain the gasoline from the gas tank.
• Stand snow thrower on the auger housing
end.
• Remove the botlom panel (see figure be-
low)
Motor Mount Frame Remove Top Bolts
;l!i" " Bottom
Loosen Bottom Bolls 1-'-
(each sidel
• Position the shifter iever in first (1) gear,
• Note the position of the friction wheel on
the disc drive plate The right outer side of
the disc drive plate should be 3" from the
center of the friction wheel (See figure be-
low)
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