Pull the brake bracket assembly towards the cable 3.
guide roller and unhook the auger cable “Z” fitting. See
Figure 7-5.
From both sides of the the frame assembly, use a 1/2” 4.
wrench to remove the three hex tap screws securing
the frame to the auger housing assembly. See Figure
6-8.
NOTE: Do not remove the lower hex flange lock nut
on each side.
Place a block of wood underneath the auger housing as 5.
shown in Figure 7-6 and separate auger housing from
the frame by tilting the housing forward and pulling up
the handles.
a. Block the impeller with a piece of wood to prevent 6.
if from spinning and use a 1/2” wrench to remove
the hex screw and washer from the center of the
pulley on the auger housing. See Figure 7-7.
b. Lift the brake bracket assembly out of the pulley
groove and slide the pulley assembly off the posts
of the auger pulley adapter to remove the old belt.
Refer to Figure 7-7.
NOTE: The pulley adapter may slide off the auger
input shaft when removing the pulley. Use extra
caution to ensure the adapter does fall and/or get
damaged when removing the pulley.
c. Place the new auger belt in the V-groove of the
auger pulley and place the pulley w/belt inside
the belt keepers.
Turn the pulley as necessary to align its three slots 7.
approximately with the posts of the pulley adapter,
then move the brake bracket assembly away from the
input shaft. While aligning the pulley slots and adapter
posts, push the auger pulley fully onto the adapter.
Refer to Figure 7-8.
NOTE: If the pulley adapter was removed with the pulley,
align the splines of the pulley adapter and auger input
shaft, and push the pulley and adapter onto the input
shaft. Refer to Fig. 7-8.
Slide the washer onto the hex screw removed earlier 8.
and apply Loctite 262 to the threads of the hex screw.
Insert the hex screw through the pulley assembly and 9.
into the threads of the input shaft. Torque the hex
screw to 250-325 in. /lbs. to secure the auger pulley
assembly on the input shaft.
Figure 7-7
Figure 7-5
Figure 7-6
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