Sno-Tek 24E, Service Manual

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EN – 19
SWING GATE REPLACEMENT
Remove Swing Gate
IMPORTANT: Save all hardware for reinstallation.
1. Stop engine, remove key and wait for all moving parts
to stop and for hot parts to cool.
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from engine.
3. Remove auger housing. See Remove Auger Housing
on page 7.
4. Remove traction drive belt. See Remove Traction
Drive Belt on page 12.
See Figure 33.
5. Remove hardware retaining traction drive clutch cable
to swing gate and remove cable.
6. Remove hardware retaining support bushing and
disengage support bushing from frame.
7. Remove swing gate and remove support bushing from
swing gate.
Install Swing Gate
See Figure 34.
1. Install support bushing onto swing gate pivot rod and
position swing gate in frame.
2. Align pivot rod with hole in frame and align swing gate
tab with stop hole.
3. Secure support bushing to frame with one tapping
screw.
NOTICE: Support bushing MUST be correctly seated in
and flush with frame.
4. Reinstall traction drive clutch cable onto swing gate
and secure with one flat steel washer and hairpin.
Figure 33
1. Support Bushing
2. Traction Drive Clutch Cable
1
2
Figure 34