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30SD, 36SD, 45SD
Rev. Nov2014
Inspection & Replacement of the
Transmission Belt
The transmission belt is located under the belt guard
between the engine and impeller. Follow the procedure
below to inspect or replace the belt. Remove key, remove
spark plug cable from spark plug and ground to the engine.
1. Loosen the two fasteners on either side of the belt cover.
The cover will lift up and away from the snow blower
during removal.
The fasteners require a 10mm wrench or socket/ratchet.
2. Pull the transmission tension pulley arm away from the
belt.
While pulling the tension pulley arm, push the belt
toward the engine—off of the pulley and onto the
crankshaft.
3. Remove the impeller belts from the front of the engine
pulley. These belt should ONLY be removed from the
engine pulley.
Follow procedure for replacement of impeller belts for
this item.
4. Put snow blower into the vertical service position
standing on the front of the collector housing as
instructed on page 23.
5. Remove the bottom cover (6 bolts) with a 10mm wrench
or socket/ratchet.
6. Remove the transmission belt from the aluminum pulley
toward the back of the snow blower.
7. Pull the belt from the top side of the snow blower.
The belt will have to be turned to the flat side to move
between the friction wheel and the aluminum drive disk.
The belt will removed between the impeller pulley on the
engine and the impeller belts removed in Step 3.
8. Reroute the new belt in reverse order from the removal
process, and reverse the order of these steps to properly
reassemble the belt to the pulleys.
Double check that the belt is fully seated in both pulleys
before replacing covers.
Service Adjustments
Bolts
Bolts
