Augers Care; Drive Belt Replacement - Yard-Man 31AE5KLF801 Operator's Manual

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WARNING
Alwaysstop engine,
disconnect spark
plug, and ground
against engine before
cleaning, lubricating
or doing any kind
of maintenanceor
adjustments on your
_ machine.
Augers
. Theaugersare securedto the spiralshaftwith two
shearpinsand cotterpins, If the augershouldstrike
a foreignobject or icejam, the snowthroweris
designedso that the pinsmay shear,
• If the augerswill notturn, checkto seeif the pins
havesheared,One set of replacement s hearpins
hasbeen providedwith the snowthrower.When
replacingpins, sprayan oil lubricantintoshaft before
insertingnewpins,
Pin Spacers
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Bearing
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Drive Belt Replacement 2,
To removeand replaceyoursnowthrower'sauger
belt, proceedas follows:
1, Removethe plasticbeltcover on the front of the
engine by removingthetwo self-tappingscrews.
° Drainthe gasolinefrom the snowthrower,or place
a pieceof plasticunderthe gascap,
° Carefullypivot the snowthrowerup and forwardso
that it restson the augerhousing. °
Removetheframe coverfrom the undersideof the
snowthrowerby removingfour self-tappingscrews
which secureit,
3, a, Graspthe idler pulleyand pivot it towardthe right.
b, Rollthe auger beltoff the enginepulley.
c, Lift the drivebelt off engine pulley.
4, Slip the drivebeltoff the pulleyand betweenfriction
wheeland frictionwheeldisc.
Removeand replacebelt in the reverseorder.
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