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REPLACING THE BELT AND PULLEY
NOTE:
Determine the left and right hand side of the snowblower by standing behind
the unit in the normal operating position
1. Remove the screws from the left panel
of the snowblower and remove the left
panel (Fig.31).
2. Lift the belt tension pulley and roll the
worn belt up and off the big pulley from
the top of the big pulley (Fig. 32).
Belt Tension
Loosen
Tighten
Big Pulley
Belt
3. To replace the big pulley, remove the screw and washer from the middle of the
pulley. While securing the paddle, so it does not spin, use a 7/8-inch socket
to turn the outer nut of the pulley clockwise (the pulley is left-handed, so
loosening and tightening occur in reverse orientation; clockwise to loosen and
counter-clockwise to tighten). Once the old pulley is removed, replace the big
pulley and tighten the outer nut counter clockwise with the 7/8-inch socket.
Replace and tighten the screw and washer (Fig. 32).
NOTE:
Heavy wet snow puts a load on belts, thus requiring more frequent belt
replacement.
4. To ins tall the new belt, lift the belt tension and roll the new belt onto the little
pulley at an angle. Then roll the belt onto the top of big pulley by rotating the big
pulley counterclockwise as the belt grips the top of the big pulley (Fig. 32).
5. Replace the left panel of the snow blower with all screws (Fig. 31).
Fig. 32
Fig. 31
