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Section 3 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR
3.4 TILLER TINES
Your Snapper Tiller has right hand and left hand tines.
Replace both tines if blades become bent or are badly
worn or otherwise damaged. Use correct Snapper
replacement tines. The tines are secured to the tine shaft
with a shear bolt, Part No. 2-8725 and Lock Nut Part No.
9-0222 on each side. NOTE: Two extra nuts and two
bolts come with tiller. Keep spares on hand in case a bolt
shears off or becomes lost while tilling. See Figure 12.
DO NOT over tighten these shear bolts as this will cause
premature failure. (Recommended torque is 5 to 8 foot
pounds maximum). NOTE: Failure to use the correct
shear bolts could result in serious damage to your Tiller.
Use only the genuine Snapper replacement bolts and
lock nuts specified above. These bolts are designed to
shear at a specific stress to prevent damage. DO NOT
use substitutes!
FIGURE 12
3.5 BELT ADJUSTMENT - REPLACEMENT
BELT TENSION ADJUSTMENT: Remove the cotter pin
that secures clevis pin to left wheel hub. Remove clevis
pin from left wheel hub and slide wheel out on axle about
1”. Remove belt guard. Measure the length idler pulley
spring at the end of the control cable in a relaxed position.
Then move wheel and tine control bail up to the handle
bar and measure the extended length of the spring. When
properly adjusted, the spring will extend 3/4” to 1”. See
Figure 13. To adjust, loosen and reposition the two jam
nuts on the threaded end of cable located on the dash
panel. Move jam nuts toward the end of threaded end of
cable for more tension. Move jam nuts in a direction away
from the end of threaded end of cable for less tension.
See Figure 14. After adjustment, retighten both jam nuts
against dash panel. Reinstall belt guard. Slide wheel back
into operating position and reinstall clevis pin and secure
with hair pin.
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
SHEAR BOLT
(TORQUE TO
8 FT. LBS.)
LOCK NUT
TINE
ASSEMBLY
3/4” TO 1”
BELT
GUIDE
IDLER
PULLEY
IDLER
PULLEY
SPRING
DASH PANEL
HANDLEBAR
CLUTCH
CABLE
MOVE NUTS
TOWARD END
OF CABLE FOR
MORE TENSION
LOOSEN
JAM NUTS