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section 9: service
Service
Shave Plate and Skid Shoes
The shave plate and skid shoes on the bottom of the snow blower
are subject to wear. They should be checked periodically and
replaced or flipped when necessary.
note: The skid shoes on this machine have two wear edges.
When one side wears out, they can be rotated 180° to use the other
edge.
To Replace skid shoes:
Remove the six carriage bolts, hex nuts, and bell washers 1.
that secure the two skid shoes to the sides of the auger
housing. Refer to Figure 17.
Position the new skid shoes and secure with the carriage 2.
bolts, bell washers, and hex nuts. Make certain the skid
shoes are adjusted to be level. Refer to Figure 17.
To replace shave plate:
Remove the hex nuts, bell washers, and carriage bolts that 1.
secure the shave plate to the bottom of the snow blower
housing. See Figure 17.
Remove the rear most hex nut, bell washer, and carriage
2.
bolt securing the back of each skid shoe to the sides of the
housing. Loosen the remaining hex nuts securing the skid
shoes.
Slide the shave plate out of the off-set slot at the bottom
3.
of the housing, and from between the skid shoes and side
panels of the housing.
With the mounting holes facing toward the back of the unit,
4.
slide the new shave plate into position and secure with the
fasteners removed previously.
figure 17
Replacing or adjusting the chain
To adjust the tension on the roller chain, proceed as follows:
Loosen the three hex bolts on each side of the box. See 1.
Figure 18.
To tighten the roller chain, loosen the top and middle hex 2.
nuts. Then while holding the bottom hex nut loosen the hex
screw. See Figure 18.
Once the desired tension is reached, re-tighten the top and
3.
middle hex nuts.
To loosen the roller chain, loosen the top and middle hex
4.
nuts. Then while holding the bottom hex nut tighten the hex
screw.
Once the desired tension is reached, re-tighten the top and
5.
middle hex nuts.
To replace the roller chain, master link or add links proceed as
follows:
Loosen the chain as instructed in step 3 above. 1.
Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the master link and twist it 2.
to open up the link.
When the chain is off you can add new links or replace any
3.
damaged links.
NOTE:
A replacement master link, and 1/2 link is packaged with
your manual.
Middle Hex Nut
Bottom Hex Nut
Top Hex Nut
Master Link
Hex Screw
Hex Bolt
figure 18