Craftsman 247.88190 Operator's Manual page 16

Placetheshift leverin thirdForward(F3) position,
Drainthe gasolinefrom thesnow thrower,or placea pieceof
plasticunderthe gascap,
Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup and forwardso that it restson
the augerhousing,
1, a, Removethe frame coverfrom the undersideof the snow thrower
by removingfourself-tappingscrewswhich secureit,
b, Removethe right-handwheelby removingthe screwand bell
washerwhichsecureit to theaxle,
2, Carefullyremovethe hex nutand washerwhichsecuresthe hex
shaftto the snow throwerframe and lightlytap the shaft'send to
dislodgethe ball bearingfrom the rightside ofthe frame,
3, Carefullypositionthe hexshaftdownwardand to the left before
carefullyslidingthefrictionwheelassemblyoff the shaft,
NOTE: if you'rereplacingthe frictionwheelassemblyas a whole, '_
discardthe wornpartand slidethe newpart ontothe hexshaft, Follow
the stepsabovein reverseorderto reassemblecomponents,if you're f
disassembling the frictionwheeland replacingonly the rubberring,
proceedas follows:
4, Removethefour screwswhichsecurethe frictionwheel'sside
platestogether,
, Removetherubber ring from betweenthe plates,and reassemble
the sideplateswith a newrubberring,
NOTE:Whenreassemblingthefrictionwheelassembly,tighten
eachscrewonlyone rotationbeforeturningthe wheelclockwiseand
proceedingwith the next screw,Repeatthis processseveraltimesto
ensurethe platesare securedwith equal force,
Slide thefrictionwheelassemblybackonto the hexshaftand follow
the stepsabovein reverseorder to reassemblecomponents,
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