Sears 536.885410 - Manual (Page 18)

TO REPLACE BELTS
SERVICE AMP ADJUSTMEMTS
The drive belts on this snow thrower are of special con­
struction and should be replaced with original equipment
belts available from your nearest SEARS Store or Serv­
ice Center.
You will need the assistance of a second person while
replacing the belts.
Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank by removing the fuel
line. Drain the gas and reinstall fuel line.
CAUTION: DRAIN THE GASOLINE OUT
DOORS, AWAY FROM FIRE OR FLAME.
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AUGER DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not discharge snow, and the
auger drive belt is damaged, replace it as follows:
Disconnect the spark plug wire.
Remove the belt cover (See Fig 23)
Loosen the right hand belt guide (See Fig 26) and
pull away from the drive pulley.
Loosen the auger idler pulley (See Fig. 27) and pull
away from the belt,
Engage the auger drive clutch lever, This wil I pull the
brake assembly away from the pulley and a ¡low the
belt to be slipped out.
Remove the two top bolts (See Fig. 27) that secure
the auger housing to the motor mount frame.
Place the weight transfer system in transport (re­
leased) postion.
The auger housing and the motor mount frame will
separate, hinged by the bottom two bolts If the
auger housing and the motor mount do not sepa­
rate, slightly loosen the bottom two bolts.
Remove the belt from the auger drive engine pulley.
Place the new belt on the large lower pulley (at­
tached to the back of the auger housing).
Engage the auger drive clutch lever. Place the
weight transfer system in the (engaged) lowest
position to pivot the auger housing and the motor
mount frame into the proper position.
Release the auger drive clutch lever and reinstall
the bolts removed in the steps above. Tighten the
lower bolts if they were loosened.
Place the drive belt on the auger drive engine
pulley.
Adjust the drive belt (see To Adjust Auger Drive
Beit paragraph on page 17).
Adjust the belt guides (see To Adjust The Belt
Guides paragraph on page 19)
Reinstall the bell cover.
Reconnect the spark plug wire.
if your snow thrower will not move forward, check the
track drive belt for wear If the track drive belt needs to be
replaced, proceed as follows:
® Disconnect the spark plug wire.
® Remove the belt cover (See Fig, 23).
® Pull the track drive idler pulley (See Fig, 27) back
and slip the belt past tfie idler pulley.
® Remove the belt from the engine pulley. It may be
necessary to loosen and move the auger drive
engirre pulley to allow the bell to be removed.
® Place the shift rod lever in the 6th (ail the way to the
right) position. The bell can be removed between
the rubber drive disc and the drive disc plate,
® install the new original equipment replacement belt
in reverse order of removal.
® If the auger drive pulley was removed, reposition
the pulley and tighten the set screw. Be sure the
pulley on the engine is aligned with the large lower
pulley attached to the back side of the auger hous­
ing and the key on the engine is flush with the end
of the shaft.
® Reinstall the belt cover.
® Reconnect the spark plug wire.
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