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6. Carefullyremovethehexnutandwasherwhichsecuresthehexshaftto

thesnowthrowerframeandtightlytaptheshaft'sendtodislodgetheban

bearingfromthe rightsideoftheframe.SeeFigure33.

NOTE:Becarefulnotto damagethethreadsontheshaft.

7. Carefullypositionthehexshaftdownwardandto the[eft beforecarefully

slidingthefrictionwheelassemblyofftheshaft.SeeFigure34.

NOTE:If you'rereplacingthefrictionwheelassemblyasawhole,discardthe

wornpartandslidethenewpartontothehexshall

8. Followthestepsaboveinreverseorderto reassemblecomponents.

9. Performthetest previouslydescribedintheDriveControlsection.

Ifyou'redisassemblingthefrictionwheelandreplacingonlytherubberring,

proceedasfollows:

NOTE:Notallfrictionwheelsareserviceable.If thisisthecase,simplyreplacethe

frictionwheelassembly.

1. Removethefourscrewswhichsecurethefrictionwheel'ssideplates

together.SeeFigure35.

2. Removetherubberringfrombetweentheplates.

3. Reassemblethesideplateswith anewrubberring.

NOTE:Whenreassemblingthefriction wheelassembly,makesurethat the

rubberringiscenteredandseatedpropertybetweenthesideplates.Tighten

eachscrewonlyonerotationbeforeturningthewheelclockwiseand

proceedingwith thenextscrew.Repeatthis processseveraltimesto ensure

theplatesaresecuredwith equalforce(between6ft-[bsand9ft-[bs).

4. Slidethefrictionwheelassemblybackontothehexshaftandfollowthe

stepsaboveinreverseorderto reassemblecomponents.

5. Performthetest previouslydescribedintheDriveControlsection.

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