fr IIH, I ,,',, Ill ............ SERVIC ............ AN.... Ill, II, I II I,I I' II III I II II,I II,, I I II,I, I ,llll ,, ' I,,I, IlL USTIVlENTS ADJ ........................ TO REPLACE BELTS i .N,,, H .i ,,L I The drive belts on this snow thrower are of special construction and should be replaced with original equipment belts available from your nearest SEARS Store or Service Center, You will need the assistance of a second person white replacing the belts,. e__ BELTCOVER 1/4 X 1/2 INCH SELF TAPPING SCREW Drain the gasoline from the fue! tank by removing the fuel line.i Drain the gas and reinstall fuel line. ................................. CAUTION:
DRAIN THE GASOLINE OUT I % TOP BOLT BOTTOM NUT DOORS ' AWAY,FROM FIRE OR FLAME "i i _lll ill ill i .,. ,i -LLI_ AUGER DRIVE BELT i ill FIG, 29 If your snow thrower will not discharge snow, and the auger drive belt is damaged, replace it as foltows: i illll i ........................... Disconnect the spark plug wire_ TRACTION .... _ TRACTIONDRIVE BELT DRIVE BELT TRACKDRIVE ,_ PULLEY TRACTION -,i-_ IDLER PULLEY )' BELTGUIDE o Remove the belt cover (See Fig, 29) ® Remove the auger drive engine putley, Removing the engine pulley allows you to remove the belt without removing the belt guides (See Fig.
30) AUGER PULLEY Remove plastic cap, cotter pin and washer from the wormed end of crank assembly (See Fig 24) o Remove crank assembly from adjusting rod and slide crank out of the way ® Have someone hold up on the upper handles BRAKE ASSEMBLY Remove the top two bolts (See Fig. 29) holding the auger housing to the motor mount frame ill.i ii i lll .i i,ill . ii ii i,,,,i i, FIG. 30 e The auger housing and motor frame will separate (pivoting on lower bolts) NOTE: It may be necessary to slightly loosen the bottom nuts (See Fig. 29) to get the auger housing and motor mount to pivot, e Bend tthe belt retainer tabs (See Fig 3t ) away from the auger pulley.
AUGER Remove the old auger belt and install new one,. / "_PULLEY ® Pull up on the belt to hold it firmly in the "V" of the pulley and bend the belt retainers back into position leaving t/16 to 1/8 inch clearance between the bett and the belt retainer tabs, 1/16 TO 118 INCH CLEARANCE WITH BELT FIRMLY IN"V'" O RETAINER BELT TABS e Standing on the right side of the snow thrower, puit up the auger drive belt Have someone engage the auger drive lever and pivot the motor mount frame back into position FIG. 31 NOTE: Engaging the auger dr ve lever moves the auger brake out of the way.
= Adjust drive belt, see To Adjust Belts paragraph on page 20 e Reinstall the removed parts in reverse order of removal, Reinstall the top two bolts that hold the auger housing to the motor mount frame and tighten the bottom two nuts if they were loosened e Place the auger drive belt on the engine pulley and reinstall the auger drive engine pulley 21