Snapper 5241 User Manual

FIGURE 4 ■ CHUTE CRANK WORM GEAR
SERVICE PROCEDURE
LUBRICATION SERVICES
Refer to the Engine Manual for lubrication re¬
quirements on the engine powering your Snow
Thrower. Your Snow Thrower unit has six grease fit¬
tings, four on the augers and two on the auger shaft
bearings as shown in figure 2. The unit also has a
lube checkpoint at the front of the auger-impeller
gearbox shown in figure 3. Service these and the
other general lube points as follows:
AUGER LUBRICATION: ONCE EACH YEAR,
preferably at the end of the winter season, remove
the two shear bolts, apply grease to the fittings then
spin the auger to work the grease out along the
auger shaft. Continue greasing and spinning augers
until grease appears at both ends of each auger
tube. Reinstall shear bolts and nuts after servicing.
This procedure will prevent the auger shaft from
rusting to the auger tube.
BEARING LUBE: ONCE EACH YEAR, apply one or
two shots of grease from gun to the bearing grease
fittings located at the ends of the auger shaft just in¬
side the blower housings.
GENERAL LUBE POINTS: ONCE EACH YEAR, or
more often if rust formation hampers operation,
spread a light coating of grease on the chute crank
worm and on the underside of the gear ring at the
base of the discharge chute. Also squirt oil from oil
can into the gap between the inside of the discharge
chute and the outside of the discharge flange of the
blower housing. Crank chute back and forth while
oiling to spread lubrication evenly over both sur¬
faces. Although not absolutely necessary, you may
want to remove each wheel at the end of the season
and apply a coating of grease on the axle shafts to
prevent rust and allow the wheels to be moved more
easily from transport to traction mode during the
next season.
GEARBOX LUBE: AFTER EACH 25 HOURS of opera¬
tion (or each time the engine oil level is checked)
remove the plug at the front of the gearbox and
check the oil level. With the Thrower on a flat, level
surface, the oil should be even with the lower edge
of the check hole. Use an oil can containing the
same weight and grade of oil specified for the
engine crankcase to bring the level up to the point of
overflowing from the hole. Reinstall the oil plug after
servicing.
CHUTE CRANK SERVICE
If the chute does not crank easily after lubricating as
specified under GENERAL LUBE SERVICES, loosen
both nuts on the outside of the crank worm bracket
as shown in figure 4 and move the bracket slightly
away from the chute gear ring or back in toward the
ring until the chute again cranks with minimum ef¬
fort. Retighten inside nut first then jam the outside
nut tight against the inside nut to lock at the new
setting.
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Snapper 5241 Specifications

General

Brand	Snapper
Model	5241
Category	Snow Blower
Language	English