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Unhook the idler spring from the hex bolt on the auger 6.
housing. See Fig. 7-4.
Lift the auger belt from the auger pulley, and slip belt 7.
between the support bracket and the auger pulley. See Fig.
7-5.
Replace auger drive belt by following instructions in 8.
reverse order.
Repeat the Auger Control Test on page 11.9.
Drive Belt
To remove and replace your snow thrower’s auger belt, proceed
as follows:
Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower or run the fuel 1.
tank dry.
Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the engine by 2.
removing the two self-tapping screws. Ref. Fig. 7-1.
Carefully pivot the snow thrower up and forward so that it 3.
rests on the auger housing.
Remove the frame cover from the underside of the snow 4.
thrower by removing self-tapping screws which secure it.
Ref. Fig. 7-2.
To remove the belt from the pulleys proceed as follows:5.
Use a wrench to pivot the idler pulley toward the a.
right. See Fig. 7-6.
Roll the auger belt off the engine pulley.b.
Lift the drive belt off engine pulley.c.
Back out the stop bolt until the support bracket rests on 6.
the auger pulley. See Fig. 7-4.
A
B
C
Figure 7-6
Auger Belt
Auger Pulley
Figure 7-5
Idler Spring
Hex Bolt
Stop Bolt
Figure 7-4
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