User Manual

ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: NEVER at tempt to
clean chute or make any ad just -
ments while en gine is run ning.
REMOTE CHUTE ASSEMBLY
ADJUSTMENT
The re mote chute con trol ca bles have
been pre-ad justed at the fac tory. Move
the re mote chute le ver on the con trol
panel back and for ward to ad just an gle
of the chute as sem bly.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
Mi nor car bu re tor ad just ment may be
re quired to com pen sate for dif fer -
ences in fuel, tem per a ture, al ti tude
and load.
Re fer to the sep a rate en gine man ual
packed with your unit for car bu re tor ad -
just ment in for ma tion.
NOTE: Fail ure to com ply with sug -
gested main te nance and lu bri ca tion
spec i fi ca tions will void war ranty.
CHECK ADJUSTMENT OF CLUTCH
CABLES
Proper ad just ment is achieved by slid ing
the spring up the ca ble and thread ing
the nut in or out. Cor rect ad just ment on
ca bles is min i mal slack but not tight.
AUGER BELT ADJUSTMENT
Pe ri odic ad just ment of the belt ten sion
may be re quired due to nor mal stretch
and wear on the belt. In crease belt ten -
sion if the au gers hes i tate while the
au gers are en gaged or de crease ten sion
if the the au gers con tinue to turn when
the au gers are dis en gaged. To ad just,
dis con nect fer rule from the brake
bracket as sem bly (Fig ure 16) and thread
fer rule in (to wards idler) to in crease ten -
sion on belt, out to de crease ten sion.
SHIFT ROD ADJUSTMENT
• To ad just the shift rod, re move the cot ter
pin which se cures the fer rule to the shift
le ver.
• Place the shift le ver in the fast est for -
ward po si tion. Push the shift rod down
sharply, as far as it will go, to put the
drive into the fast est for ward po si tion.
Thread the fer rule in or out on the shift
rod as nec es sary un til the fer rule lines
up with the up per hole in the shift le ver.
In sert fer rule from the right side of the
snowthrower into up per hole in shift le -
ver and se cure with flat washer and
in ter nal cot ter pin. See Fig ure 9.
SLIDE SHOE ADJUSTMENT
The space be tween the shave plate and
the ground can be ad justed. Re fer to
“Fi nal As sem bly and Ad just ment".
LUBRICATION
WHEELS
Oil or spray lu bri cant into bear ings at
wheels at least once a sea son. Re move
wheels, clean and coat ax les with a
multi-pur pose au to mo tive grease.
CHAINS AND SHIFTING MECHANISM
Re move rear cover. Oil all chains.
sprock ets, bear ings, the hex ag o nal
shaft, round shaft and shift ing mech a -
nism at least once a sea son. Use
en gine oil or a spray lu bri cant. Avoid
get ting oil on rub ber fric tion wheel and
alu mi num drive plate.
CHUTE CRANK WORM
The worm gear on the chute di rec tion
crank should be greased with multi-pur -
pose au to mo tive grease.
AUGER SHAFT
Re move au ger bolts on au ger shaft, see
See Fig ure 11. Oil or spray lu bri cant in -
side shaft.
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FIGURE 9
Upper
Shift Rod
Cot ter Pin
Flat Washer
Ferrule