Operator`s manual

Carefullyremovethe hexnut andwasherwhichsecuresthehex

shaftto the snowthrowerframeand lightlytap the shaft'send _;!

to dislodgethe ballbearingfromthe rightsideof the frame.See

Figure35. .]_j

NOTE:Becarefulnot to damagethe threadson the shaft.

7. Carefullypositionthe hexshaftdownwardandto the left before

carefullyslidingthe frictionwheelassemblyoff the shaft.See

Figure36.

NOTE: Ifyou'rereplacingthefrictionwheelassemblyas a whole,

discardthe wornpartand slidethe newpart ontothe hexshaft.

8. Followthestepsabovein reverseorderto reassemblecompo-

nents.

9. Performthe DriveControlTestoutlinedearlierintheServiceand

Maintenancesection.

If you'redisassemblingthefrictionwheeland replacingonlythe rubber

ring,proceedas follows:

1. Removethefour screwswhichsecurethe frictionwheel'sside

platestogether. SeeFigure37.

2. Removethe rubberringfrombetweenthe plates.

3. Reassemblethe side plateswitha newrubberring.

Figure36

NOTE: Whenreassemblingthe frictionwheelassembly,makesure

thatthe rubberringis centeredand seatedproperlybetweenthe side

plates.Tighteneachscrewonlyone rotationbeforeturningthe wheel

clockwiseandproceedingwiththe nextscrew.Repeatthisprocess

severaltimes toensurethe platesaresecuredwithequalforce

(between6 ft-lbsand 9 ft-lbs).

4. Slidethe frictionwheelassemblybackonto the hexshaftand

reassemblecomponentsby followingtheseinstructionsin

oppositeorderand mannerof removal.

5. Performthe DriveControlTestoutlinedearlierin the Serviceand

Maintenancesection.

Figure35

Figure37