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Replacing the Traction Drive
Belt
If the traction drive belt becomes worn, oil-soaked, or
otherwise damaged, replace the belt.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug and ensure that
the wire does not contact the spark plug (Fig. 16).
3. Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank. Refer to
Emptying the Fuel Tank on page 24.
4. Remove the two flange-head bolts that hold the belt
cover in place and set the cover aside (Fig. 24).
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Figure 24
1. Flange-head bolt (2) 2. Belt cover
5. Loosen the belt guide (Fig. 25).
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Figure 25
1. Traction drive belt
2. Idler pulley
3. Auger/impeller drive belt
4. Large auger/impeller
pulley
5. Belt guide
6. Engine pulley
6. Remove the auger/impeller drive belt from the engine
pulley and the large auger/impeller pulley (Fig. 25).
7. Tip the snowthrower forward and block it so that it
cannot fall.
8. Remove the four flange-head bolts that secure the
bottom cover to the frame and remove the cover
(Fig. 26).
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Figure 26
1. Flange-head bolts
9. Disconnect the spring from the notch in the bottom
edge of the side plate (Fig. 27).
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Figure 27
1. Notch in side plate
2. Spring
3. Large traction pulley
The spring is under heavy tension and could injure
the you or a bystander if you do not carefully
remove it.
Carefully remove the spring.
Caution
10. Set the snowthrower upright.
11. Remove the traction drive belt from the engine pulley
and the large traction pulley (Fig. 25).
12. Install a new belt around the large traction pulley.
13. Loop the belt over the engine pulley, ensuring that the
belt is on the inside of the belt guide (Fig. 25).
14. Tip the snowthrower forward and block it so that it
cannot fall.
15. Hook the spring into the notch in the bottom edge of the
side plate (Fig. 27).
16. Replace the bottom cover with the four flange-head
bolts.
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