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4. Carefullypivot the snow throwerup and forwardso that it restson
theauger housing.
5. Removethe frame coverfrom the undersideof the snow thrower
by removingfourself-tappingscrewswhich secureit. See Figure
23.
6. Removethe beltas follows.Referto Figure24.
a. Loosenand removetheshoulderscrewwhich actsas a belt
keeper.
b. Unhookthesupport bracketspringfrom theframe.
7. Removethe beltfrom aroundthe augerpulley,and slip the belt
betweenthesupport bracketand the augerpulley.See Figure25.
8. Reassemble auger beltby followinginstructionsin reverseorder.
NOTE:Do NOTforgetto reinstallthe shoulderscrewand reconnect
the springto theframe after installinga replacementaugerbelt.
Drive Belt
Toremoveand replaceyoursnow thrower'sdrive belt,proceedas
follows:
1. Topreventspillage,placea pieceof plasticwrap underthe gas
capand tightensecurely.
2. Removethe plasticbelt coveron the front of the engineby remov-
ing the two self-tappingscrews.See Figure21 on previouspage.
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