Warranty

30SD, 36SD, 45SD

Rev. Nov2014

Inspection & Replacement of the

Transmission Belt

The transmission belt is located under the belt guard

between the engine and impeller. Follow the procedure

below to inspect or replace the belt. Remove key, remove

spark plug cable from spark plug and ground to the engine.

1. Loosen the two fasteners on either side of the belt cover.

The cover will lift up and away from the snow blower

during removal.

The fasteners require a 10mm wrench or socket/ratchet.

2. Pull the transmission tension pulley arm away from the

belt.

While pulling the tension pulley arm, push the belt

toward the engine—off of the pulley and onto the

crankshaft.

3. Remove the impeller belts from the front of the engine

pulley. These belt should ONLY be removed from the

engine pulley.

Follow procedure for replacement of impeller belts for

this item.

4. Put snow blower into the vertical service position

standing on the front of the collector housing as

instructed on page 23.

5. Remove the bottom cover (6 bolts) with a 10mm wrench

or socket/ratchet.

6. Remove the transmission belt from the aluminum pulley

toward the back of the snow blower.

7. Pull the belt from the top side of the snow blower.

The belt will have to be turned to the flat side to move

between the friction wheel and the aluminum drive disk.

The belt will removed between the impeller pulley on the

engine and the impeller belts removed in Step 3.

8. Reroute the new belt in reverse order from the removal

process, and reverse the order of these steps to properly

reassemble the belt to the pulleys.

Double check that the belt is fully seated in both pulleys

before replacing covers.

Service Adjustments

Bolts