Use and Care Manual

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9. Separate housing from unit. Lower
handlebar on floor.
10. Remove attachment drive belt from
lower pulley.
Replace Attachment Drive Belt
1. Place new belt onto lower pulley and
while holding brake out of way, tip unit
together.
NOTE: Engage attachment clutch lever while
connecting housing to frame to hold brake out
of the way.
2. Secure blower housing to frame with cap
screws removed in step 7 of Remove
Attachment Drive Belt on page 22.
3. Place belt onto engine sheave.
4. Replace belt fingers.
IMPORTANT: BELT FINGERS MUST BE
SET as shown in Figure 27. Improper
adjustment may cause impeller to rotate
while attachment clutch is disengaged.
5. Adjust clutch per Attachment
Clutch/Brake Adjustment on page 19.
6. Replace belt cover and tighten
hardware.
7. Replace chute crank into pinion gear
and secure with spring clip (Figures 6
and 25).
8. Run-in the drive belt according to
instructions in Run-in Attachment Belt on
page 10 and then check attachment
drive clutch adjustment. See Attachment
Clutch/Brake Adjustment on page 19.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
NOTE: Housing and frame must be tipped
apart and attachment drive belt removed from
engine sheave in order to change traction
drive belt (Figures 25 and 26).
1. Shut off engine, remove key, disconnect
spark plug wire and allow unit to cool
completely.
2. Remove attachment drive belt (See
Remove Attachment Drive Belt on
page 22).
3. Push the traction drive belt off the
engine pulley toward the engine as
shown in Figure 28.
NOTE: To make belt removal easier, slowly
pull the recoil starter while pushing the
traction drive belt off the engine pulley.
Figure 26
1. Attachment Drive Belt
2. Engine Sheave
3. Traction Drive Belt
4. Attachment Idler Nut
5. Attachment Belt Idler
6. Belt Finger
1
23
4
5
6
6
CAUTION: Always support Sno-
Tek™ frame and blower housing
when loosening the cap screws
holding them together. Never
loosen cap screws while unit is in
service position.
Figure 27
1/8 to 3/16 in.
(3.2–4.8 mm)
1. Belt Finger
2. Belt
1
2
2
1
1/8 to 3/16 in.
(3.2–4.8 mm)