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ENGINE
AND
SNOWTHROWER
MAINTENANCE
the hole. Allow any excess to drain out of the gear
box. Wipe any excess
gear
oil off the
gear
box.
Reinstall the plug.
8. Touch up any scratches, unpainted
or
rusty sur-
faces with paint.
Wheel
Drive
Cable
Adjustment
CAUTION Before adjusting the wheel
drive cable, shut the engine off, allow
A
it to cool, disconnect the spark plug
wire and prevent it from touching the
spark plug, and remove the engine
ignition
key.
Failure to do this could result in
personal injury or property damage.
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G
Figure 5-5
Figure 5-6
1.
Remove the two screws that secure the sides of
the belt cover (Figure 5-4, Item
F)
to the snow-
thrower. Take the belt cover off the snowthrower.
2. Push the idler pulley (Figure 5-5, Item G) to the
left until the belt (Figure 5-5, Item
H)
is tight.
3.
Adjust the idler stop (Figure 5-5, Item
I)
so that
there is a gap of 3/8-inch between the left-hand
edge of the idler stop and the inner surface of the
frame. Make this adjustment by loosening the
idler screw stop nut (Figure 5-5, Item J) and slid-
ing the idler stop right
or
left as needed Re-tighten
the idler stop
nut
when you have the 318-inch gap.
4. Check the tension on the wheel drive cable. It
should just be taut when the Wheel Drive Lever is
not engaged. If it is slack or too taut, adjust the
cable tension at the adjustment section (Figure
5-6, Item
K).
5.
Make sure that the spark plug wire is discon-
nected and not touching the spark plug. Pull the
recoil starter rope while watching the engine
wheel drive pulley (Figure 5-8, Item
L).
The
belt
should not move on this pulley. If the belt does move,
decrease the 3/8-inch gap you set in Step
3.
6. Reinstall the belt cover (Figure 5-4, Item
F)
on the
snowthrower.
Wheel
Drive
Belt
Removal
and
Installation
CAUTION Before removing or install-
ing the wheel drive belt, shut the
A
engine off, allow it to cool, disconnect
the spark plug wire and prevent it
from touching the spark plug, and
remove the engine ignition
key.
Failure to do this could result in
personal injury or property damage.
To
remove the wheel drive belt:
1.
Remove the two screws that secure the sides of
the belt cover (Figure 5-4, Item
F)
to the snow-
thrower.
Take
the belt cover off the snowthrower.
2. Remove the worm gear and support (Figure
5-7,
Item M) from the left
hand side of the
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snowthrower by
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M
removing the bolt
(Figure
5-7,
Item N).
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Figure 5-7
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