Sears 486.248463 User Manual

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AUGER BELT

• Make sure the auger belt is correctly assembled to

the snow thrower. The belt must pass over the top
of the auger pulley and then twist 1/4 turn to pass
un der neath the two side idler pulleys on the snow
thrower. The "V" side of the belt must seat in the
grooves of all three pulleys. See ﬁ gure 22.

FIGURE 22

VIEWED FROM REAR

IDLER
PULLEY

AUGER PULLEY

TWIST
1/4 TURN

IDLER
PULLEY

ASSEMBLING THE BELTS

IMPORTANT: The tapered "V" section of the belts must

be seated into the grooves of the V-pulleys.

DRIVE BELT

• Remove the two

out side 1/8" hairpin clips which are

assembled to the L.H. and R.H. tension ad just ing
chains outside of the clutch idler as sem bly frame.
(The clips will be reinstalled after both belts have
been as sem bled.)

Do not remove the 3/32" hairpin

clips as sem bled to the chains on the

inside of the

as sem bly frame. See ﬁ gure 21.

• Assemble the drive belt onto the tractor's engine

pulley and then onto the upper rear pulley on the
clutch/idler assembly. Keep the ﬂ at idler pulley on the
outside of the belt. See ﬁ gure 21.

Hold this diagram above you while viewing the

Clutch/Idler Assembly from underneath the

tractor. Right and left in this diagram will be the

reverse of the view er's right and left.

FIGURE 21

VIEWED FROM UNDERNEATH

1/8"
HAIRPIN
CLIP

ENGINE
PULLEY

LEFT SIDE
OF TRACTOR

RIGHT SIDE
OF TRACTOR

DRIVE V-BELT

FLAT
IDLER
PULLEY

1/8"
HAIRPIN
CLIP