Manual

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Friction Wheel Removal
If the snowthrowerfailsto drivewiththe drivecontrol
engaged,and performingthedrivecontrolcableadjust-
menton page12failsto correctthe problem,the friction
wheelmayneedto be replaced.Followtheinstructions
below.Examinethe frictionwheelfor signsof wearor
crackingandreplaceif necessary.
• Placethe shiftleverin third Forward(F3) position.
• Drainthe gasolinefromthe snowthrower,or placea
pieceof plasticunderthe gas cap.
• Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup andforwardso
thatit restson the augerhousing.
1. a. Removethe framecoverfromthe undersideof the
snowthrowerby removingfour self-tappingscrews
whichsecureit.
b. Removethe right-handwheelby removingthe
screwandcuppedwasherwhichsecureit to the
axle.
2. Carefullyremovethe hex nutandwasherwhich
securesthe hexshaft to thesnowthrowerframeand
lightlytap the shaft'sendto dislodgethe ballbearing
fromthe rightsideof the frame.
3. Carefullypositionthehex shaftdownwardandto the
leftbeforecarefullyslidingthe frictionwheelassembly
offthe shaft.
NOTE:Ifyou'rereplacingthe frictionwheelassembly
as a whole,discardthe wornpartand slidethe newpart
ontothe hex shaft.Followthe stepsabovein reverse
orderto reassemblecomponents.Ifyou'redisassembling
the frictionwheeland replacingonly therubberring,
proceedas follows:
4. Removethe four screwswhichsecurethe friction
wheel'ssideplatestogether.
• Removethe rubberringfrombetweenthe plates.
• Reassemblethe side plateswitha newrubberring.
• Slidethefrictionwheelassemblybackontothe hex
shaftandfollowthestepsabovein reverseorderto
reassemblecomponents.
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Maintaining
Your Snow
Thrower
When reassembling
the frictionwheel as-
sembly,tighten each
screw only one rota-
tion beforeturning the
wheel clockwise and
proceedingwith the
next screw. Repeat
this process several
times to ensurethe
platesare secured
with equalforce.
IMPORTANT
NEVERreplacethe
auger shear pins with
standard pins. Any
damage to the auger
gearboxor other com-
ponents, as a result of
doing so,will NOT be
covered byyour snow
thrower's warranty.
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