31AH55TH799 MTD snow thrower

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7. Removethebeltfromaroundtheaugerpulley,andslipthebelt
betweenthesupportbracketandtheaugerpulley.SeeFigure31.
8. Reassembleaugerbeltbyfollowingtheseinstructionsinopposite
orderandmannerofremoval.
9. PerformtheAugerControltestoutlinedintheAssemblysection
ofthismanual.
NOTE:DoNOTforgettoreinstalltheshoulderscrewandreconnect
thespringtotheframeafterinstallingareplacementaugerbelt.
Drive Belt
Toremoveand replaceyoursnow thrower'sdrivebelt,proceedas
follows:
1. Topreventspillage,removeallfuel fromtankby runningengine
untilit stops.
2. Removetheplasticbelt coveron the front of the engineby remov-
ingthe twoself-tappingscrews.See Figure27on previouspage.
3. Removethebelt from enginepulleyas follows. Referto Figure32.
a. Rollthe auger beltoff theenginepulley.
b. Use a wrenchto pivotthe idlerpulleytowardthe right.
c. Liftthe drivebelt off enginepulley.
4. Carefullypivotthe snowthrowerup and forwardsothat itrestson
the augerhousing.
5. Removetheframe coverfrom the undersideof the snowthrower
by removingthe self-tappingscrewswhich secureit. Referto
Figure29.
6. Back outthe stop bolt to increasethe clearancebetweenthe
frictionwheeldiscandfrictionwheel.SeeFigure33.
7. Slipthe drivebelt offthe frictionwheeldiscandbetweenfriction
wheelandfrictionwheeldisc.SeeFigure33.
8. Reassembledrive beltby followingthese instructionsinopposite
orderand mannerof removal.Be sureto reinstallthe stop bolt.
FRICTION WHEEL INSPECTION
If the snowthrowerfails to drivewith thedrivecontrolengaged,and
performingthe DriveControlCableAdjustmentfailsto correctthe
problem,the frictionwheelmayneedto be replaced.Examinethe
frictionwheelfor signsof wearor crackingandreplaceif necessary.
NOTE:Severalcomponentsmustbe removedand specialtools are
requiredinorder to replacethis snowthrower'sfrictionwheelrubber.
If yourfrictionwheel rubberneedsto be replaced,contact the nearest
SearsParts& RepairCenter.
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