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Auger Shear Pin Replacement
Shear pins are used to attach the auger shaft to
the auger blades. A clog or jam in the augers
may cause one or multiple shear pins to break.
The shear pins are a safety mechanism and
designed to break under high load or impact to
protect the auger drive system from damage.
Replacement shear pins and nylon locknuts are
provided with your snow thrower. For additional
replacement shear pins, please call the customer
service department.
1. Turn off the engine and wait for all moving
parts to come to a complete stop.
Remove any remnants of the broken shear pin. It
may be necessary to unscrew the nut from the
broken shear pin and drive out the broken pin.
2. Insert a new shear pin through the hole in the
auger shaft and tighten using the shear pin
hex nut. Do not over-tighten the hex nut.
NOTICE: Never replace the shear pins with
standard pins or fasteners. Damage may occur to
the snow blower and drive systems.
Drive Control Cable Tension
Adjustment
WARNING! Entanglement Hazard - Before
performing any adjustment procedures, make
sure the engine is off and remove the spark
plug wire from the spark plug to ensure the
engine cannot accidently start. Never adjust
cable tension with the engine running.
The drive control cable is located on the right
side (when standing behind the snow blower)
and is made up of an upper and lower cable
connected by an adjustment plate. The
adjustment plate is located in-line with the cable
below the control handle and is covered by a
black plastic slip cover. The adjustment plate is
used to adjust the drive control cable drive wheel
friction tension.
1. Stop the engine.
2. Disconnect the upper cable from the drive
control handle.
3. Slide up the slip cover to access the
adjustment plate.
1 – Upper Drive Control Cable (Always in upper center
hole)
2 – Adjustment Plate
3 – Lower Drive Control Cable
4 – Slip Cover
5 – Adjustment Plate Lower Cable Opening
Checking auger gear box oil level
Service yearly-check the auger gear box oil and
add oil if necessary
1. Clean area around pipe plug
2. Remove pipe plug from top of gear box
3. Check oil level. The oil should be to a point of
over flowing at the opening
4. Add GL-5 or GL-6, SAE 85-95EP gear oil lubricant
to the point of overflowing
NOTE:
Do not use synthetic oil
5. Install the pipe plug in the gear box.
6. Every 3 Years, replace lubricant. Drain plug is on the
bottom of the housing. Drain, replace plug, and
add lubricant.
