Toro 38062 - Replacing Auger;Impeller Drive Belt; Replacing Traction Drive Belt

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2. Check adjustment per steps 4–6 of Install
Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage, page 9.
Make adjustments if required.
3. Check tension of belt by operating the
auger/impeller. If belt still slips, replace the
belt. USE ONL
Y GENUINE T ORO
REPLACEMENT P ARTS.
Replacing Auger/Impeller Drive
Belt
When auger/impeller drive belt (Fig. 24) becomes
worn, stretched, oil–soaked or otherwise damaged,
belt replacement is required.
1. Pull wire off spark plug and make sure it does
not contact the plug accidentally.
2. Remove (2) screws holding belt cover in place
and set cover aside (Fig. 24).
3. Remove auger/impeller drive belt from engine
pulley and large auger/impeller pulley (Fig. 25).
4. Install new belt around large auger/impeller
pulley (Fig. 25). Next, loop belt over engine
pulley, making sure that belt is on inside of idler
pulley and belt guide (Fig. 25).
5. Adjust auger/impeller drive linkage. Refer to
steps 4–6 of Install Auger/Impeller Drive
Control Linkage, page 9.
6. Reinstall belt cover with (2) screws.
Replacing T raction Drive Belt
When traction drive belt becomes worn, stretched,
oil–soaked or otherwise defective, belt replacement is
required.
1. Pull wire off spark plug and make sure it does
not contact the plug accidentally.
2. Drain gasoline from fuel tank. Refer to Draining
Gasoline, page 14.
3. Remove (2) screws holding belt cover in place
and set cover aside (Fig. 24).
4. Remove auger/impeller drive belt from engine
pulley and large auger/impeller pulley (Fig. 25).
5. Tip snowthrower forward and block it so it
cannot fall.
6. Remove (4) screws securing bottom cover to
frame (Fig. 20). Remove bottom cover.
7. Disconnect spring from notch in bottom edge of
side plate (Fig. 26).
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Spring is under heavy tension.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Spring could be thrown in operator’ s or
bystander’s direction.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Use caution when removing spring.
8. Set unit upright and remove traction drive belt
from engine pulley and large traction pulley
(Fig. 25).
9. Install new belt around large traction pulley.
Next, loop belt over engine pulley, making sure
that belt is on inside of belt guide (Fig. 25).
10. Tip snowthrower forward and block it so it
cannot fall.
11. Hook spring into notch in bottom edge of side
plate (Fig. 26).
12. Replace bottom cover with four screws and set
unit upright.
13. Reinstall auger/impeller drive belt around large
auger/impeller pulley and engine pulley, making
sure that belt is on inside of idler pulley and belt
guide (Fig. 25).