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Maintaining
Your Snow
Thrower
Replacing Belts
1. Disconnect the chute crank assembly at the discharge
chute end by removing the hairpin clip and the flat
washer. Refer to Figure 6-4.
2. Remove the plastic belt cover, located near the
engine, by removing the three self-tapping screws that
secure it. See Figure 6-5.
3. a. Loosen the bolt shown in Figure 6-6 securing the
belt keeper bracket and remove the other bolt.
b. Push the belt keeper and bracket up off the engine
pulley. See Figure 6-7.
Auger Belt
4. Remove the hairpin clip and flat washer from the
ferrule in order to disconnect the auger idler rod from
the brake bracket assembly. See Figure 6-8.
5. Unhook the spring found on the end of the auger
cable from its respective actuator bracket. Refer to
Figure 3-10 in the “Setting Up Your Snow Thrower”
section.
Figure 6-5
Figure 6-4
Figure 6-3
Shave Plate and
Skid Shoes
The shave plate and skid shoes on the bottom of the
snow thrower are subject to wear. Check these periodi-
cally and replace as necessary.
Skid Shoes
NOTE: The skid shoes on this machine have two wear
edges. When one side wears out, they can be rotated
180° to use the other edge.
1. Remove the six carriage bolts and lock nuts that
secure the two skid shoes to the sides of the auger
housing. Refer to Figure 6-3.
2. Position the new skid shoes and secure with the
carriage bolts and nuts. Make certain the skid shoes
are adjusted to be level.
Shave Plate
1. Remove the nuts and carriage bolts that secure the
shave plate to the bottom of the housing, Figure 6-3.
2. Remove the rear most hex nut and carriage bolt
securing the back of each skid shoe to the sides of the
housing. Loosen the remaining hex nuts that secure
the skid shoes.
3. Slide the shave plate out of the off-set slot at the
bottom of the housing, and from between the skid
shoes and side panels of the housing.
4. With the mounting holes toward the back, slide the
new shave plate into position and secure with the
fasteners removed previously.
Specifications are
subject to change
without notification
or obligation. Images
may not reflect your
exact model and
are for reference
purposes only.
Shave Plate
Skid Shoe