To Remove Drive Sprocket Assembly J5; To Remove Traction Belt; Traction Belt Adjustment - AMF SKI-DADDLER Parts And Service Manual

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• Remove the lower sprocket from the drive
sprocket shaft and remove the sprocket and chain
as described in paragraph To Remove Drive Chain.
• Remove the bogie wheel and support assemblies.
Refer to paragraph To Remove Bogie Wheel and
Support Assembly.
• Remove the traction belt take-up assembly.
Refer to paragraph To Remove Traction Belt Take-
Up Assembly.
• Using a screw driver, carefully pry the oil seals
(figure 14) away from the bearings at each end of
the drive shaft.
Figure 14
• Remove the carriage bolts and nuts securing the
bearing retainer to the chain case side of the main
frame. Remove the retainer. During reassembly
apply No. 2 lithium bearing grease to the bearing
retainers.
• Move the drive shaft and sprocket assembly
toward the chain side until the opposite end of the
shaft clears the bearing retainer. Remove the drive
sprocket assembly.
• To replace the sprockets, remove the ball
bearing and oil seal. Remove the screws and nuts
securing the support plate and sprocket to the drive
shaft and sprocket plate assembly. Remove the
sprocket.
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• Remove the screws and nuts securing the
sprocket plates to the idler wheel. Remove the
idler wheel by stretching wheel over the sprocket
plate.
• Reassembly is the reverse of removal. During
reassembly follow instructions outlined in the para-
graphs Track Tension Adjustment, Track Alignment
and Drive Chain Adjustment.
To Remove Traction Belt
• Remove the bogie assemblies. Refer to para-
graph To Remove Bogie Wheel and Support As-
sembly.
• Remove the traction belt take-up assembly.
Refer to paragraph To Remove Traction Belt Take-
Up Assembly. NOTE:
It
is not necessary to dis-
assemble the traction belt take-up assembly when
removing the traction belt.
• Remove the drive sprocket assembly. Refer to
paragraph To Remove Drive Sprocket Assembly.
• Remove the tracti."on belt.
• Reassembly is the reverse of removal. During
reassembly follow instructions given in paragraphs
Traction Belt Alignment, and Drive Chain Adjust-
ment.
Traction Belt Adjustment
IMPORTANT: The traction belt must be checked
regularly for proper alignment and tension. When
necessary to adjust the belt, first perform the trac-
tion belt alignment and then complete the traction
Traction Belt Tension Alignment
• Set the snowmobile on a level surface and raise
the back end so the traction belt clears the ground.
• Stand to rear of sled and visually check the space
between the frame tunnel and the edges of the trac-
tion belt. On a properly aligned track this space
should be the same.
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