Cub Cadet ogst3305 - Manual (Page 11)

ENGINE
Re fer to en gine man ual for en gine lu bri ca -
tion in struc tions.
WARNING: When fol low ing in -
struc tions in sep a rate en gine
man ual for drain ing oil, be sure
to pro tect frame to avoid oil
drip ping onto trans mis sion
parts.
HEX SHAFT
Lu bri cate the gear (hex) shaft with a light
weight cold weather lu
bri cant at lease
once a sea son or af ter ev ery 25 hours of
op er a tion.
IM POR TANT: Keep all grease and oil off
of the rub ber fric tion wheel and alu mi num
drive plate.
If for any rea son your trans mis sion was
dis as sem bled and the au ger ca ble dis -
con nected, re as sem ble rout ing the ca ble
so it does not in
ter fere with any mov ing
parts when pulled tight.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING: Dis con nect the
spark plug wire and ground
against the en gine be fore per -
form ing any re pairs or main te -
nance
AUGERS
The au gers are se cured to the spi ral shaft
with two shear bolts and hex locknuts.
See Fig ure 11. If you hit a for eign ob ject
or ice jam, the snowthrower is de
signed
so that the shear bolts will shear.
If the au gers will not turn, check to see if
the hex bolts have sheared. Two re place -
ment hex bolts and hex lock nuts have
been pro
vided with the snowthrower.
When re plac ing bolts, spray an oil lu bri -
cant into shaft be fore in sert ing new bolts.
SHAVE PLATE AND SLIDE SHOES
The shave plate and slide shoes on the
bot tom of the snowthrower are sub ject to
wear. They should be checked pe
ri od i -
cally and re placed when nec es sary.
NOTE: Some mod els are equipped
with re vers ible slide shoes.
To re move slide shoes, re move the
car riage bolts, cupped wash ers and hex
nuts which at
tach them to the
snowthrower. Re as sem ble new slide
shoes with the car
riage bolts, cupped
wash ers (cupped side goes against
slide shoes) and hex nuts.
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FIG URE 10
Hex
Shaft
Drive
Bracket
Shift Arm
As sem bly
Au ger
Bracket
Hex Bolt
and
Cupped
Washer
Fric tion
Wheel
MAIN TE NANCE and
LU BRI CA TION
CHECK LIST
Check en gine oil level • •
Change en gine oil • •
Tighten all screws and nuts •
Check spark plug •
Lu bri cate chute open ing •
Lu bri cate wheel axle •
Lu bri cate wheel bear ings •
Lu bri cate chains, bear ings, • •
and hex shaft
Check wear on fric tion wheel
rub ber
•
Check au ger pul ley(s) and
au ger drive belts
•
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