Wheel drive belt replacement, Auger drive cable adjustment – Troy-Bilt 42000 User Manual

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Section 5: Maintenance (continued)

Wheel drive belt replacement

REMOVAL:

1. Remove the two bolts securing the

belt cover (G, Fig. 5-4. Remove the
belt cover (G).

2. Remove bolt (W, Fig. 5-8) securing

the worm gear and support (W) to the

unit. Remove the worm gear and

support (W).

3. Remove the four flange screws (X,

Fig. 5-7) securing the auger housing
and the frame/handlebar assembly

together.

4. Carefully separate the auger housing

from the frame/handlebar assembly..

Remove the auger drive belt (S) from

the drive pulley on the engine (T).

Loosen any belt guides (U), if

necessary to remove belt (S) from

pulley (T). Prop the handlebars on a
solid, stable object, such as a

workbench.

5. Remove the wheel drive belt (R).

Loosen any belt guides, if needed, to
remove belt (R).

INSTALLATION:

1. Position the wheel drive belt (R),

around the transmission pulley and

the drive pulley (Y) on the engine.

2. Adjust and tighten any belt guides

loosened earlier during step 5,
“REMOVAL”. Adjust the belt guides
1/16” (1mm) away from the wheel

drive belt (R) when the belt is tight.

3. Move the auger housing and the

frame/handlebar assembly together
and position the auger drive belt (S)

around the drive pulley on the engine

(T).

4. Secure the auger housing and the

frame/handlebar assembly together

with the four flange screws (X)

removed earlier.

5. Adjust and tighten any belt guides (U)

loosened earlier during step 4,
“REMOVAL”. Adjust the belt guides

1/16” (1mm) away from the auger
drive belt (S) when the belt is tight.

6. Position the worm gear and support

(V, Fig. 5-8) back in place on the unit.

Secure the worm gear and support

with bolt (W).

7. Rotate the chute control crank and

check for binding. Reposition the

worm gear and support (V), as

needed, for smooth operation.

8. Adjust the wheel drive cable as

instructed earlier in this section.

9. Position the belt cover (G, Fig. 5-4)

back on the unit and secure with the

two bolts removed earlier.

Auger drive cable adjustment

1. Remove the two bolts securing the

belt cover (G, Fig. 5-4. Remove the

belt cover (G).