the rear auger belt will come off the pulley.
Maintain control of the frame assembly while
pulling it.
Remove the two belts from the two engine pulleys.
For location of the pulleys, see Figure 22.
Auger Be_
ERe;rn_
Pulley _
Pulley
Figure 22
To remove the front auger drive belt, push the idler
pulley to the left. See Figure 23. The belt brake
should move outward.
Lift the front auger drive belt from the front auger
pulley.
Place the new belts on the two auger pulleys
making sure that the front auger belt is under the
belt brake.
Route belts under and to the left of the flat idler
pulley. Hold the belts upward in this position.
Auger
Idler Pulley
Figure 23
While lifting up on the handles, bring the frame
assembly close to the auger housing, and place
the two belts on the front and rear engine pulleys.
See Figure 24.
PUSH
Frame
Assembly
Figure 24
•
Level the frame assembly and tip the auger
housing forward to align studs with the
corresponding holes on both sides of the frame
assembly. See WARNING: Figure 21. Push the
frame assembly fully on to the studs.
NOTE: Use care to avoid pinching the control cable.
•
From the frame assembly side, insert six lock
washers and hex nuts on to the studs. These
pieces of hardware were removed earlier. See
WARNING: Figure 21. Tighten the nuts securely.
•
Reinstall the belt cover on front of the engine with
the two self-tapping screws and flat washers.
•
Reattach the chute directional control to the chute
assembly with the hairpin clip and flat washer.
NOTE: Make sure that the auger cable is routed in front
of the belt.
Drive Belt
•
Check drive belt every 50 hours of operation for
wear and tear.
•
Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower, or place
a piece of plastic under the gas cap.
•
Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the
engine by removing the two self-tapping screws.
•
Tip the snow thrower up and forward, so that it
rests on the housing.
•
Remove six self-tapping screws from frame cover
underneath the snow thrower.
•
Pull the idler pulley away from the drive belt and
remove the belt from the engine pulley. You will
find the idler pulley in front of the engine and under
the belt cover that you removed earlier. See
Figure 22.
•
Working from the underside of the frame, slip belt
between the friction wheel and the friction wheel
disc. See Figure 25. You may have to twistthe belt
flat in order to slide itthrough the clearance
between the friction wheel and the friction wheel
disc. Remove the belt.
•
Install new belt and reassemble.
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