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Toreplacethebeltfollowtheseinstructionsandreferto Figure24:
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Figure24
1. Routethebeltaroundthedrivepulleyandundertheidlerpulley.
2. Routetheendofthe beltaroundtheaugerpulleyandslidethepulleyback
onto theaugershaft.It maybenecessarytopushdownontheidlerpulley
togettheaugerpulleyunderthe beltkeeper.
3. Replacetheflangenutandtightensecurely.
4. Reinstallthebeltcoverremovedearlier.
5. Removetheboardfromtheaugerandchute.
ReplacingAugerPaddies
Thesnowthrowerauger'srubberpaddlesaresubjecttowearandshouldbereplacedif
anysignsofexcessiveweararepresent.
DoNOTallowthe auger'srubber paddlesto wearto the point where
portionsof the metal augeritselfcancomeincontactwith the pavement.
Doingsocanresultinseriousdamagetoyoursnowthrower.
Tochangetherubberpaddles,proceedasfollowsandreferto Figure25:
erPaddle
HexWasherScrew
HexWasherScrew
Figure25
1. Runthesnowthroweruntilthefueltankisempty.
2. Pulltherecoilstarterhandleuntil resistanceisfelt.Thentip thesnowthrower
backuntilitrestsonthehandles.
3. Removetheexistingrubberpaddlesbyunthreadingthehexwasherscrews
whichsecurethemto theauger.SeeFigure25.
NOTE:Theaugerpaddlesshouldbereplacedoneatatimesothat theauger
still attachedcanbeusedasanexampleforpositioningandre-installingthe
newauger.
4. Securethereplacementrubberpaddlestotheaugerusingthehardware
removedearlier.
Toobtaina fullaugerreplacementkitincludingrubberpaddlesandhexwasher
screws,maybeobtainedthroughSearsParts& Repairor bycalling1-800-659-5917.
Askfor part753-06469.
Replacing or Reversing ShavePlate
Theshaveplateisattachedtothebottomoftheaugerhousingandissubjectto
wear.It shouldbecheckedperiodically.Therearetwo wearingedgesandtheshave
platecanbereversed.
1. Runthesnowthroweruntilthefueltankisempty.
2. Pulltherecoilstarterhandleuntil resistanceisfelt.Thentip thesnowthrower
backuntilitrestsonthehandles.
3. Removethefourcarriageboltsandflangelocknutswhichattachittothe
snowthrowerhousing.Referto Figure20onpage16.
4. Reversetheexistingshaveplateorinstallanewone,makingsurethenew
shaveplateandtheheadsof thecarriageboltsareontheinsideof thehousing.
5. Adjusttheshaveplateasinstructedonpage16.
6. Tightensecurelyonceadjusted.
Toobtaina newshaveplate,callSearsat 1-800-659-5917.Askfor part#731-08171.
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