Honda SB7038 Operator's Manual page 11

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Assembly and Installation
SB7038 Snowblower
Lightly coat the top side of the anti-friction
114 x 314" HEX BOLT (2) l/4 x 112" HEX BOLT (6)
ring with general purpose grease, and
place it over the chute base. The ring is
WORM GEAR
keyed and will only fit on the chute base
l-511 6"
one way.
Insert the shorter plastic (l-5/1 6") bushing
into the boss on the blower head. Insert
the longer bushing (l-l l/16") in the worm
support bracket.
ANTI-FRICTION
Lightly coat both shafts of the worm with
general purpose grease. Insert the longer
end of the worm through the worm support
bracket, and insert the shorter end into the
boss on the blower head.
Install the chute over the anti-friction ring,
and place the four retaining plates into
position over the chute sector. Insert two
l/4 x 3/4" bolts through the retaining plate,
housing, and worm support bracket.
Secure the bolts with l/4" lock washers
and l/4" hex nuts.
Attach the remaining three retaining plates in a similar manner using l/4 x l/2" bolts.
Skid Shoe Assembly
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Insert two 5/16 x 1" carriage bolts through a skid
shoe as shown. Loosely install a 51/6" lock washer
and 5/16" hex nut on each bolt.
Place the bolt heads through the holes on the rear
of the housing, and slide the square shanks into the
slots. Tighten the nuts.
Repeat the process for the shoe on the other side.
Adjust the skid shoe height (page 23) after installing
the snowblower.
5/16' HEX NUT (2(