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Drive belt – Troy-Bilt Storm 2840 User Manual

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Remove the belt from around the auger pulley, and slip the

6.

belt between the support bracket and the auger pulley.

See Fig. 7-5.

Reassemble auger belt by following instructions in reverse

7.

order.
NOTE: Do not forget to reinstall the shoulder screw

and reconnect the spring to the frame after installing a

replacement auger belt.

Drive Belt

To remove and replace your snow thrower’s drive belt, proceed

as follows:

Allow the engine to run until it is out of fuel.

1.

Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the engine by

2.

removing the two self-tapping screws. Refer to Fig. 7-1.
Remove the belt as follows. See Fig. 7-6.:

3.

Roll the auger belt off the engine pulley.

a.

Use a wrench to pivot the idler pulley toward the

b.

right.
Lift the drive belt off engine pulley

c.

Carefully pivot the snow thrower up and forward so that it

4.

rests on the auger housing.
Remove the frame cover from the underside of the snow

5.

thrower by removing four self-tapping screws which secure

it. Refer to Fig. 7-3.

Figure 7-6

Figure 7-5

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