Craftsman 247.881721 - Friction Wheel Removal

8.
Loosenandremovetheshoulderscrewwhichactsasabeltkeeper.Referto
Figure25.
Removethebeltfromaroundtheaugerpulley,andslipthebeltbetweenthe
supportbracketandtheaugerpulley.SeeFigure26.
NOTE:Engagingtheaugercontrolwill easeremovalandreinstallationof the
belt.
Reassembleaugerbeltbyfollowinginstructionsinreverseorder.
flOTE:DoNOTforgettoreinstalltheshoulderscrewandreconnectthespring
totheframeafterinstallingareplacementaugerbelt.
PerformtheAugerControltestoutlinedintheAssemblysectionof this
manual.
Drive Belt
flOTE:Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtoolsarerequiredin order
toreplacethesnowthrower'sdrivebelt.ContactthenearestSearsParts& Repair
Centerto havethedrivebeltreplaced.
FrictionWheelRemoval
If thesnowthrowerfailsto drivewith thedrivecontrolengaged,andperforming
thedrivecontrolcableadjustmentfailstocorrecttheproblem,thefrictionwheel
mayneedto bereplaced.Followtheinstructionsbelow.Examinethefrictionwheel
rubberfor signsofwearorcrackingandreplacewheelifnecessary.
1. Topreventspillage,removeallfuelfromtankbyrunningengineuntil it
stops.
2. Placetheshiftleverinfirst Forward(F1)position.
3. Carefullypivotthesnowthrowerupandforwardsothat itrestsontheauger
housing.
4. Removetheframecoverfromtheundersideofthesnowthrowerby
removingtheself-tappingscrewswhichsecureit.
5. Removetheright-handwheelbyremovingthescrewandbellwasherwhich
secureitto theaxle.SeeFigure27.
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