ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR
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HOW TO ADJUST OR REPLACE
THE FRICTION WHEEL
How To Check The Friction Wheel
If the snow thrower will not move forward, check the traction
drive belt, the traction drive cable or the friction wheel. If the
friction wheel is worn or damaged, it must be replaced. See
“How To Replace the Friction Wheel” in this section. If the
friction wheel is not worn or damaged, check as follows.
1.
Remove the gas from the gas tank. Stand the snow
thrower up on the front end of the
auger housing
(see
Figure 42).
WARNING:
Drain the gasoline outdoors, away
from fire or flame.
2.
Disconnect the spark plug wire.
3.
Loosen the
bolts
on each side of the
bottom panel
(see
Figure 42).
4.
Remove the
bottom panel
.
5.
Position the
shift speed lever
in the lowest forward
speed.
6.
Note the position of the
friction wheel
(see Figure 43)
.
The correct distance
“A”
from the right side of the
fric-
tion wheel
to the outside of the motorbox is as follows:
Tire Size
Distance “A”
12 and 13 inch
4-1/8” (10.5 cm)
16 inch
4-5/16” (10.95 cm)
If the
friction wheel
is not in the correct position, adjust
as follows.
How To Adjust The Friction Wheel
1.
Position the
shift speed lever
in the lowest forward
speed.
2.
Loosen the
bolts
on the
speed control rod
(see
Figure 44).
3.
Move the
friction wheel
against to the correct position
(see Figure 43).
4.
Tighten the
bolts
on the
speed control rod
(see
Figure 44).
5.
Install the
bottom panel
(see Figure 42).
6.
Tighten the
bolts
on each side of the
bottom panel
.
Figure 42
Bottom Panel
Bolt
Bolt
Auger Housing
“A”
Figure 43
Figure 44
Speed Control Rod
Loosen Bolts
Not
for
Reproduction
