Drive Belt Replacement - Craftsman 247.985360 Operator's Manual

6. Remove the belt a sfollows. Refer toFigure 25.
A. Loosen and remove the shoulder screw w hich a cts a sabelt
keeper.
B. Unhook the auger brake b racket spring from the frame.
7. Remove the belt f rom around the auger pulley, and slip the belt
between thesupport bracket and the auger pulley. See Figure 26.
8. Reassemble auger belt b yfollowing instructions inreverse order.
9. Perform t he Auger Control test o utlined inthe Assembly section
ofthis manual.
NOTE: DoNOT f orget toreinstall the shoulder screw and reconnect
the spring tothe frame a fter i nstalling areplacement auger belt.
Drive Belt
Toremoveand replaceyoursnow thrower'sdrivebelt, proceedas
follows:
1. Topreventspillage,removeall fuel fromtank by runningengine
untilit stops.
2. Removetheplasticbelt coveron the front of the engineby remov-
ing the two self-tappingscrews.See Figure22 on previouspage.
3. Removethebelt as follows.Referto Figure27.
A. Rollthe auger beltoff theengine pulley.
B. Use a wrenchto pivotthe idlerpulleytowardthe right.
C. Lift the drivebelt off engine pulley.
Figure25
Figure26
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Figure27