ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR
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HOW TO REPLACE THE BELTS
The drive belts are of special construction and must be
replaced with original factory replacement belts available
from your nearest authorized service center.
Some steps require the assistance of a second person.
How To Remove the Auger Drive Belt
If the auger drive belt is damaged, the snowthrower will not
discharge snow. Replace the damaged belt as follows.
1.
Disconnect the spark plug wire.
2.
Loosen the
bolts
on each side of the
bottom panel
(see
Figure 37).
3.
Remove the
bottom panel.
4.
Remove
screw
from
belt cover
. Remove the
belt cover
(see Figure 35).
5.
Loosen the
belt guide.
Pull the
belt guide
away from the
auger drive pulley
(see Figure 39).
6.
Pull the
idler pulley
away from the
auger drive belt
and
slip the
auger drive belt
off of the
idler pulley
.
7.
Remove the
auger drive belt
from the
engine pulley.
To
remove the
auger drive belt,
the
engine pulley
may
have to be partially rotated.
8.
Remove the top four
bolts
that hold together the
auger
housing
and the
motor box
. Loosen the bottom two
bolts.
The
auger housing
and the
motor box
can now
be split apart for removal of the belt (see Figure 38).
9.
Remove the old
auger drive belt
from the
auger drive
pulley
. Replace the
auger drive belt
with an original fac-
tory replacement belt available from an authorized ser-
vice center (see Figure 39).
10. Install the new
auger drive belt
onto the
auger drive
pulley
.
NOTE: To assemble the auger housing to the mo-
tor box, have someone hold the auger clutch lever
in the ENGAGED position. This will move the idler
arm and pulley enough to allow the auger drive
pulley to move back into position.
11. Assemble the
auger housing
to the
motor box
with the
four
bolts
that were removed in step 8. Tighten the bot-
tom two
bolts.
12. Install the
auger drive belt
onto the
engine pulley
.
13. Slip the
auger drive belt
under the
idler pulley
.
14. Adjust the
auger drive belt
. See “How To Adjust The Au-
ger Drive Belt” in the ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR section.
15. Adjust the
belt guide
. See “How To Adjust The Belt
Guide” in the ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR section.
16. Install the
belt cover
. Tighten
screw
(see Figure 35).
17. Check the adjustment of the cables. See “How To Check
And Adjust The Cables” in the ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR
section.
18. Install the
bottom panel
(see Figure 37).
19. Tighten the
bolts
on each side of the
bottom panel
.
20. Connect the spark plug wire.
Figure 37
Bottom Panel
Bolt
Auger Housing
Bolt
Figure 38
Remove
Bolts
Auger
Housing
Motor Box
Loosen
Bolts
Not
for
Reproduction
