Operator`s manual

Drive Belt

To removeandreplaceyoursnowthrower'sdrivebelt,proceedas

follows:

1. Topreventspillage,removeall fuel fromtank by runningengine

until it stops.

2. Removethe plasticbelt coveronthe frontof the engineby remov-

ingthe twoself-tappingscrews.SeeFigure27on previouspage.

3. Removethe beltfromenginepulleyas follows.Referto Figure32.

A. Rollthe augerbeltoff theenginepulley.

B. Usea wrenchto pivotthe idlerpulleytowardthe right.

C. Liftthe drivebelt offenginepulley.

4. Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup andforwardsothat it restson

the augerhousing.

5. Removethe framecoverfromthe undersideof thesnowthrower

by removingfour self-tappingscrewswhichsecureit. Referto

Figure29.

6. Backoutthe stopbolt to increasethe clearancebetweenthe

frictionwheeldiscandfrictionwheel.SeeFigure33.

7. Slipthe drivebelt offthe frictionwheeldiscandthenbetween

frictionwheelandfrictionwheeldisc.SeeFigure33.

8. Reassembledrive beltby followingtheseinstructionsin opposite

orderandmannerof removal.Besureto reinstallthe stopbolt.

FRICTION WHEEL REMOVAL

Ifthe snowthrowerfailsto drive withthedrivecontrolengaged,

andperformingthe drivecontrolcableadjustmentfailsto correct

the problem,the frictionwheelmayneedto be replaced.Followthe

instructionsbelow.Examinethe frictionwheelrubberfor signsof wear

orcrackingand replaceif necessary.

1. Topreventspillage,removeall fuel fromtank by runningengine

until it stops.

2. Placetheshiftleverin third Forward(F3) position.

3. Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerupandforwardso that it restson

theaugerhousing.

4. Removethe framecoverfromthe undersideof the snowthrower

by removingself-tappingscrewswhichsecureit.

5. Removethe right-handwheelby removingthe screwandbell

washerwhichsecureit to theaxle.See Figure34.

Figure32

Friction

Wheel

Friction

WheelDisci i

Figure33

Figure34