TRACTION
DRIVE CABLE
ADJUSTMENT
1.
7. Push the bottom of the traction
2.
3.
Run the engine until the fuel tank is
empty and the engine stops.
Stand the snow thrower up on the
front end of the auger housing.
Loosen the bolts on each side of
the bottom panel (see Figure 25).
Bolt
Bottom Panel
Auger
Housing
\_\ Bolt
Figure 25
drive cable through the cable ad-
justment bracket until the "Z"
hook can be removed.
8. Remove the "Z" hook from the
cable adjustment
bracket.
Move
the "Z" hook down to the next ad-
justment hole.
9. Pull the traction
drive cable up
through the cable adjustment
bracket.
10. Put the cable boot over the cable
adjustment
bracket.
11. Install the "Z" hook to the traction
drive lever (see Figure 23).
12. To check the adjustment, depress
the drive lever and check the length
of one of the drive springs.
In cor-
rect adjustment, the length of the
drive spring is:
minimum 3" (76 mm.)
maximum 3-3/8" (85 mm.)
(see Figure 27).
4. Remove the bottom panel.
5. Disconnect the "Z" fitting from the
drive lever (see Figure 23).
6. Slide the cable boot off the cable
adjustment
bracket (see
Figure 26).
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"Z" Hook
Bracket
Figure 26
Figure 27
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