1
Drive control cable loose,
broken or binding
1
Repair or adjust drive control cable adjust tension.
See Auger and Drive Cable Adjustment.
2 Drive belt loose or damaged
2
Check drive belt tension pulley for damage or
incorrect tension, repair as necessary. Replace
drive belt.
3
Friction drive wheel is worn or
damaged
3 Replace friction drive wheel
4
Friction drive wheel wet or
slipping
4
Allow snow blower to dry and or warm up or
adjust drive tension as necessary.
5 Wheel locked, won't move
5
Release drive control handle then pull machine
backward to try and unlock axle. If axle will not
unlock, check to ensure drive friction plate is not
engaged to drive friction wheel, also check axle
drive gear, axle and bushings for damage or
binding.
6
Wheel to axle pins broken or
missing
6 Replace pins attaching wheels to axle
1
Speed control lever loose or
damaged, not moving speed
control cables.
1
Check speed control lever and cables for damage
or loose or missing parts. Repair or replace parts
as needed, ensure pivot stud spring tension is
correct, adjust pivot nut spring tension as needed.
2
Speed control cables loose,
damaged or binding
2 Repair, adjust or replace as necessary
3
Drive speed lower control
lever or friction wheel
damaged or mechanically
3
Inspect speed control lever and mechanical
connection to friction drive wheel and slide shaft
for damage or binding.
Drive speed
control allows
only one
direction forward
or reverse
1
Speed control cables
misajusted, loose, damaged or
binding
1
Check speed control lever and cables for damage
or loose or missing parts. Repair or replace parts
as needed. Adjust drive speed control cables, see
Drive Speed Control Cables Adjustment.
1
Drive control cable binding,
won't release
1 Repair, replace cable as necessary
2
Friction drive wheel return
spring broken or missing
2 Replace spring, adjust cables as necessary
1 Chute assembly clogged
1
Clean chute and inside of auger housing with
clean-out tool, spray lubricant in chute
2 Auger shear bolts broken
2
Replace shear bolts. Check each auger blade
shear bolt.
3
Foreign object in auger or
impeller causing auger to stop
without shearing pins
3 Remove object from auger or impeller areas
4
Auger belt loose, slipping worn
or damaged
4
Replace auger belt or adjust auger control cable
tension, see Auger and Drive Cable Adjustment.
5
Auger belt tention cable loose,
damaged or binding
5 Repair, adjust or replace as necessary
6
Auger blade(s) damaged or
bent
6 Replace auger blade(s)
7
Auger gear box mechanical
damage, auger drive system
not rotating freely, binding
7
Check bearings, bushings and all system parts for
damage or mechanical binding. Repair or replace
as necessary using proper lubrication.
8 Impeller damaged
8 Replace impeller
Drive System
Auger Sytem
No forward or
reverse drive
movement when
drive handle
engaged
Drive speed
control stuck in
gear or won't
change gears
Drive engaged
when drive
control handle
released
Auger not
rotating when
auger control
handle engaged
or not blowing
snow or poor
snow blowing
performance
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