Generac Power Systems GC2800B, Owner'S Manual

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22 Owner’s Manual for Snow Blower
Maintenance
Replacing Friction Drive Wheel
Disassembly
Proceed as follows to disassemble the friction drive
wheel:
1. Drain fuel and oil from the machine.
2. Shift to 6th gear.
3. See Figure 4-18 . With the help of another person,
tip snow blower onto auger housing (A).
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A
Figure 4-18. Tip Unit
4. See Figure 4-19 . Insert a flat head screwdriver (B)
into the slot of the wheel retaining clips (C) and
rotate screwdriver away from axle shaft to lift the
inside of the clip above the end of the axle.
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C
B
Figure 4-19. Wheel Retaining Clips Location
5. See Figure 4-20 . Push clips off axle shaft (D).
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D
Figure 4-20. Removing Wheel Clips
6. See Figure 4-21 . Remove both wheels (E) and
shaft keys (F) from axle shafts (G).
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G
F
E
Figure 4-21. Remove Wheels
7. See Figure 4-22 . Use a 10mm wrench to remove
the two bolts (G) securing transmission cover (H),
and remove transmission cover.
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G
H
Figure 4-22. Transmission Cover Bolt Locations