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Maintaining
Your Snow
Thrower
WARNING
Always stop engine,
disconnect spark
plug, and ground
against engine before
cleaning, lubricating
or doing any kind
of maintenance or
adjustments on your
machine.
Augers
• The augers are secured to the spiral shaft with two
shear pins and cotter pins. If the auger should strike
a foreign object or ice jam, the snow thrower is
designed so that the pins may shear.
• If the augers will not turn, check to see if the pins
have sheared. Replacement shear pins have been
provided with the snow thrower. When replacing
pins, spray an oil lubricant into shaft before inserting
new pins.
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Drive Belt Replacement
To remove and replace your snow thrower’s auger
belt, proceed as follows:
1. Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the
engine by removing the two self-tapping screws.
• Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower, or place
a piece of plastic under the gas cap.
• Carefully pivot the snow thrower up and forward so
that it rests on the auger housing.
2. Remove the frame cover from the underside of the
snow thrower by removing four self-tapping screws
which secure it.
3. a. Grasp the idler pulley and pivot it toward the right.
b. Roll the auger belt off the engine pulley.
c. Lift the drive belt off engine pulley.
4. Slip the drive belt off the pulley and between friction
wheel and friction wheel disc.
• Remove and replace belt in the reverse order.
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