Craftsman 247.883700 Operator's Manual page 22

6,
Carefullyremovethe hex nutand washerwhichsecuresthe hex
shaftto the snowthrowerframeand lightlytap the shaft'send
to dislodgethe ball bearingfrom the rightside of theframe.See
Figure29.
NOTE:Be carefulnot to damagethe threadson the shaft.
7. Carefullypositionthe hexshaft downward and to the left before
carefullyslidingthe frictionwheelassemblyoff the shaft. See
Figure30.
NOTE: If you'rereplacingthe frictionwheelassemblyas a whole,
discardthe wornpart andslide the newpart ontothe hexshaft.
Followthe stepsabovein reverseorder to reassemblecomponents.If
you'redisassembling the frictionwheeland replacingonlythe rubber
ring, proceedas follows:
1. Removethe four screwswhichsecurethe frictionwheel'sside
platestogether. See Figure31.
2. Removethe rubberring frombetweenthe plates.
3. Reassemble the side plateswith a newrubberring.
NOTE: Whenreassembling the frictionwheelassembly,makesure
that the rubberring is centeredand seatedproperlybetweenthe side
plates.Tighteneachscrewonly one rotationbeforeturningthewheel
clockwiseand proceedingwith the nextscrew.Repeatthis process
severaltimesto ensurethe platesare securedwith equal force
(between6 ft-lbs and 9 ft-lbs).
4. Slidethe frictionwheelassemblyback ontothe hexshaftand
follow thesteps abovein reverseorder to reassemble
components.
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Figure30
Figure31
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