MAINTENANCE
28
MTF-031070L
Traction Drive Cable Adjustment
WARNING: Drain the gasoline outdoors, away
from fire or flame.
1.
Remove the gas from the gas tank. Stand the snow
thrower up on the front end of the auger housing.
2.
Loosen the bolts on each side of the bottom panel (see
Figure 36).
3.
Remove the bottom panel.
4.
Slide the cable boot off the cable adjustment bracket
(see Figure 37).
5.
Push the bottom of the traction drive cable through the
cable adjustment bracket until the “Z” hook can be re-
moved.
6.
Remove the “Z” hook from the cable adjustment
bracket. Move the “Z” hook down to the next adjust-
ment hole.
7.
Pull the traction drive cable up through the cable ad-
justment bracket.
8.
Put the cable boot over the cable adjustment bracket.
9.
To check the adjustment, depress the drive lever and
check the length of the drive spring
(see Figure 38)
. In
correct adjustment, the length of the drive spring is
minimum 3 inches (76 mm.)
maximum 3-3/8 inches (85 mm.)
.
10. Install the bottom panel (see Figure 36).
11. Tighten the bolts on each side of the bottom panel.
Figure 36
Bottom Panel
Bolt
Auger Housing
Bolt
Figure 37
Cable Boot
Cable Adjustment Bracket
Traction Drive Cable
“Z” Hook
Figure 38
Drive Spring
“A”
