Operating Guide

22 Owner’s Manual for Snow Blower
Maintenance
Replacing Friction Drive Wheel
Disassembly
Proceed as follows to disassemble the friction drive
wheel:
1. Dra
in fuel and oil from the machine.
2. Sh
ift to 6th gear.
3. See Figure 4-18. With the help of another person,
tip snow blower onto auger housing (A).
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A
Figure 4-18. Tip Unit
4. See Figure 4-19. Insert a flat head screwdriver (B)
into the slot of the wheel retaining c
lips (C) and
rotate screwdriver away from axle shaft to lift the
inside of the clip above the end of the axle.
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C
B
Figure 4-19. Wheel Retaining Clips Location
5. See Figure 4-20. Push clips off axle shaft (D).
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D
Figure 4-20. Removing Wheel Clips
6. See Figure 4-21. Remove both wheels (E) and
shaft keys (F) from axle shafts (G).
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G
F
E
Figure 4-21. Remove Wheels
7. See Figure 4-22. Use a 10mm wrench to remove
the two bolts (G) securing transmiss
ion cover (H),
and remove transmission cover.
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G
H
Figure 4-22. Transmission Cover Bolt Locations