Friction Wheel Inspection - Craftsman 247.883951 Operator's Manual

8.
Loosen andremove the shoulder screw whichactsasabelt keeper. R efer t o
Figure 32.
Remove t he belt fromaroundthe augerpulley,andslipthe belt betweenthe
supportbracket a ndtheaugerpulley.SeeFigure 33.
NOTE: Engaging t he augercontrol w ill easeremoval a ndreinstallation of the
belt.
Reassemble augerbeltbyfollowing instructions inreverse order.
flOTE: D oNOT forgetto reinstallthe shoulder s crewandreconnect t hespring
to the frameafterinstallingareplacement augerbelt.
Performthe AugerControl t estoutlinedinthe Assembly section of this
manual.
Drive Belt
flOTE: S everal components m ustberemoved andspecial t oolsarerequired in order
to replace the snowthrower'sdrivebelt. Contact t he nearest S ears Parts & Repair
Center t o have the drivebelt replaced.
FrictionWheel inspection
If the snowthrowerfailsto drivewith the drivecontrolengaged, andperforming
the Drive ControlCable Adjustment f ailsto correct t he problem, t he frictionwheel
mayneedto bereplaced. E xamine the frictionwheelrubberforsignsof wearor
cracking andreplace wheelif necessary.
flOTE: S everal components m ustberemoved andspecial t oolsarerequired in order
to replace thissnowthrower'sfrictionwheel.Ifyourfrictionwheelneeds to be
replaced, c ontact t he nearest S ears Parts & Repair C enter.
Toinspect t he frictionwheel,proceed asfollows:
1. Allowthe engineto rununtil it isout of fuel. Donot attemptto pourfuel
fromthe engine.
2. Carefully pivotthe snowthrowerupandforwardsothat it restson theauger
housing.
3. Remove t he framecoverfrom the underside of the snowthrowerby
removing fourself-tappingscrews whichsecure it. Refer t o Figure 31.
4. Examine the frictionwheelforsigns of wearor cracking.
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