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TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
Remove Traction Drive Belt
NOTICE:
Save all hardware for reinstallation.
1.
Stop engine, remove key and wait for all moving parts
to stop and for hot parts to cool.
2.
Disconnect spark plug wire from engine.
3.
Separate auger housing from frame. See
Separate
Auger Housing From Frame
on page 10.
See Figure 18.
4.
Disconnect idler spring from traction drive idler.
5.
Disconnect swing gate return spring from frame.
6.
Remove hardware securing swing gate spacer to
frame and remove swing gate spacer.
7.
Move swing gate left so swing gate tab is out of stop
hole in frame.
8.
Move swing gate forward to access traction drive belt
and remove belt.
Install Traction Drive Belt
See Figure 19.
1.
Install belt onto traction drive pulley.
2.
Install belt onto traction sheave.
3.
Move swing gate so swing gate tab aligns with stop
hole in frame.
4.
Move swing gate right so top of swing gate inserts
through support bushing and swing gate tab inserts
through stop hole.
5.
Reinstall swing gate spacer, but DO NOT secure with
hardware.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure pivot bushing is correctly seated
in frame and is flush with frame.
6.
Align pivot bushing holes with holes in frame and
swing gate spacer. Secure with two tapping screws.
7.
Reconnect idler spring to traction drive idler.
8.
Reconnect swing gate return spring to frame.
9.
Reinstall attachment drive belts. See
Install
Attachment Drive Belts
on page 13.
10. Adjust attachment clutch / brake. Refer to Operator’s
Manual for adjustment procedure.
Figure 18
1. Tapping Screw
2. Swing Gate Spacer
3. Swing Gate Return Spring
4. Swing Gate
5. Swing Gate Tab & Stop Hole
6. Traction Drive Idler
7. Traction Sheave
8. Idler Spring
1
2
6
8
4
3
5
7
Figure 19
1. Traction Drive Pulley
2. Traction Drive Belt
3. Traction Sheave
4. Support Bushing
5. Swing Gate Tab & Stop Hole
6. Pivot Bushing
7. Idler Spring
8. Traction Drive Idler
9. Swing Gate Spacer
1
3
2
6
4
5
8
7
9