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How To Remove
The Traction Drive Belt
If the snow thrower will not move for-
ward, check the traction drive belt for
wear or damage. If the traction drive
belt is worn or damaged, replace the
belt as follows.
1. Disconnect the spark plug wire.
2.
Remove the auger drive belt. See
"How To Remove The Auger Drive
Belt" in the Service And Adjustment
section.
3. Loosen the traction drive belt
guide(s). Pull the belt guide(s)
away from the traction drive belt.
4. Loosen the nut on the drive idler
pulley (see Figure 39). Move the
pulley the maximum distance away
from the traction drive belt and
then tighten the nut on the pulley.
5. Remove the old traction drive belt
from the smaller stack pulley.
Then, remove the stack pulley and
old traction drive belt. Replace the
traction drive belt with an original
equipment replacement belt avail-
able from a Sears service center.
6. Install the new traction drive belt
onto the traction drive pulley and
onto the engine shaft..
7. Install the stack pulley onto the en-
gine shaft. Then, mount the trac-
tion drive belt onto the smaller
stack pulley. Tighten the stack
pulley securely to the engine shaft.
8.
Adjust the traction drive belt
guide(s). See "Traction Drive Belt
Guide Adjustment" in the Service
And Adjustment section.
9.
Install and adjust the auger drive
belt. See "How To Remove The Au-
ger Drive Belt" in the Service And
Adjustment section.
10. Adjust the auger belt guide. See
"Auger Belt Guide Adjustment" in
the Service And Adjustment section.
11. Install the bottom panel (see
Figure 38).
12. Tighten the bolts on each side of
the bottom panel.
13. Install the belt cover. Tighten
screw (see Figure 36).
14. Check the adjustment of the cables.
See "How To Check And Adjust The
Cables" in the Service And Adjust-
ment section.
15. Connect the spark plug wire.
IMPORTANT: After approximately ten
hours of operation, a new belt will
stretch and require an adjustment of
the belt tension. See "Belt Adjust-
ment" in the Service And Adjustment
section.
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