How To Remove
The Traction Drive Belt
Ifthesnowthrowerwillnotmovefor-
ward,checkthetractiondrivebeltfor
wearordamage.Ifthetractiondrive
beltiswornordamaged,replacethe
beltasfollows.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwire.
plate isproperlysecured(see
Figure29).
Removetheaugerdrivebelt.See
"HowToRemoveTheAugerDrive
Belt"intheServiceAndAdjustment
section.
Removethee-ring fromoneendof
theswing plate axle rod. Remove
theswing plate axlerodtoallow
theswingplatetopivotforward(see
Figure28).
4.Removethetraction drive spring.
Removetheoldtraction drive belt
fromthetractiondrivepulley and
fromtheenginepulley. Replace
thetractiondrivebeltwithanorigi-
nalequipmentreplacementbelt
availablefromaSearsservicecen-
ter.
6.installthenewtractiondrivebelt
ontothetractiondrivepulleyand
ontoenginepulley.
7.Makesurethetractiondriveidler
pulleyisproperlyalignedwiththe
tractiondrivebelt.
8.Attachthetractiondrive spring.
9.Installtheswingplate axlerodand
securewiththee-ringremoved
earlier,
10.Thebottomoftheswingplate must
bepositionedbetweenthealign-
menttabs.Makesuretheswing
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AlignmentTabsFigure29
NOTE: If the drive will not engage
after the traction drive belt has
been replaced, then check to
make sure that the swing plate is
positioned between the align-
ment tabs,
11.
Installandadjusttheaugerdrive
belt. See"HowToRemoveTheAu-
gerDriveBelt"intheServiceAnd
Adjustmentsection.
12.Adjustthebelt guide. See"HowTo
AdjustTheBeltGuide"intheSer-
viceAndAdjustmentsection.
13.Installthebottompanel (see
Figure26).
14.Tightentheboltsoneachsideof
thebottompanel.
15.Installthebeltcover,Tighten
screw(seeFigure24).
16.Checktheadjustmentof thecables,
See"HowToCheckAndAdjustThe
Cables"intheServiceAndAdjust-
mentsection.
17.Connectthesparkplugwire.
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