Toro 38657C - Lubricating the Hex Shaft; Replacing the Spark Plug

LubricatingtheHexShaft
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotive
engineoil(Figure50).
Figure50
1.Hexshaft
3.Rubberwheel
2.Aluminumfrictionplate
Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheel
orthealuminumfrictiondriveplatebecausethe
tractiondrivewillslip(Figure50).
1.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
2.Tipthesnowthrowerforwardontoitsaugerhousing
andblockitsothatitcannotfall.
3.Removethebackcover(Figure51).
Figure51
1.Backcover
4.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoilandlightly
lubricatehexshaft.
6.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeedselectorleverforwardandrearward
afewtimes.
9.Installthebackcoverandreturnthesnowthrower
totheoperatingposition.
ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethespark
plug.
UseaChampionQC12YCorequivalentsparkplug.
Note:Toaccessthesparkplug,youmustrstremove
theuppersnowhood(Figure52).
Figure52
1.Chokeknob
3.Ignitionkey
2.Uppersnowhood
4.Screw(2)
1.Removethechokeknobandtheignitionkey
(Figure52).
2.Removethe2screwsthatsecuretheuppersnow
hoodtothesnowthrower(Figure52).
3.Slowlyremovetheuppersnowhood,ensuringthat
theprimerbulbhoseandtheignitionwireremain
connected.
4.Removethebracketthumbscrewandthebracket
(Figure53).
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