User Manual

NOTE: See Ad just ment sec tion for
"Au ger Belt Ad just ment".
To Remove the Drive Belt:
a. Pull idler pul ley away from belt. See
Fig ure 19.
b. Re move drive belt from the en gine
pul ley and bot tom drive pul ley.
c. Re place belt and re as sem ble in re -
verse or der.
• Re as sem ble the two halves of the unit
hook ing the lower por tion of the au ger
hous ing over the sta tion ary shoul der
bolts in the frame as sem bly.
• Se cure the two halves with the two
screws and lockwashers.
• At tach the “Z” fit ting of the ca ble into
the brake bracket as sem bly. See Fig ure
16.
• Slip the au ger drive belt over en gine
pul ley.
• In sert fer rule on au ger idler rod into
bracket bracket as sem bly and se cure with
flat washer and cot ter pin.
• Re as sem ble the large shoul der bolt and
lockwasher as shown in Fig ure 15.
• Re as sem ble belt cover, chute as sem bly
and chute crank.
Changing the Friction Wheel
The rub ber on the fric tion wheel is sub -
ject to wear and should be checked
af ter 25 hours of op er a tion, and pe ri od i -
cally there af ter. Re place the fric tion
wheel rub ber if any signs of wear or
crack ing are found.
• Drain the gas o line from the
snowthrower, or place a piece of plas tic
un der the gas cap.
• Tip the snowthrower up and for ward, so
that it rests on the hous ing.
• Re move six self-tap ping screws from
the frame cover un der neath the
snowthrower and re move cover.
• Re move the wheels from the axle.
• Using a 7/8" wrench hold the hex shaft
and re move the hex bolt and cupped
washer and bear ing from left side of the
frame. See Fig ure 10. Hold the fric tion
wheel as sem bly, and slide the hex shaft
out of the unit to ward the right hand
side.
• Re move the four screws from the fric -
tion wheel as sem bly and re move the
bonded fric tion wheel.
• Re as sem ble new bonded fric tion wheel
rub ber to the fric tion wheel as sem bly,
turn each screw ap prox i mately 2 turns
in or der shown in Figure 20 un til screws
are tight. It is im por tant for the rub ber
to be as sem bled sym met ri cally.
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FIG URE 21
Shift Rod
As sem bly
Sprocket
Spacer
Sup port Bracket
Shaft
Fric tion
Wheel
Pin
FIG URE 19
Belt Cover
Support
Bracket
Drive
Belt
Idler
Pulley
1
2
3
4
FIG URE 20
Bonded fric tion
wheel rub ber
Hex
self-tap ping
screws