Craftsman 536.88635 Manual página 20

- Replace the belt cover°
• Check the clutch control cable
adjustment.
o Reconnect the spark plug wire.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
The traction drive belt (see figure below)
has constant spring pressure and does not
require adjustment.
• Replace the traction drive belt if it is slip-
ping (see To Replace Belts paragraph on
this page).
TO REPLACE BELTS
The drive belts on this snow thrower are of
special construction ahd should be replaced
with original equipment belts available from
your nearest SEARS Store or Service Cen-
ter.
You wilt need the assistance of a second
person while replacing the belts.
Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank by re-
moving the fuel line at the carburetor. Drain
the gas into a container and reinstall the
fuel line.
,/_ CAUTION: Drain the gasoline out-
doors, away from the fire or flame.
AUGER DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not discharge
snow, and the auger drive belt (see figure
below for location) is damaged, replace it
as follows:
Traction Drive Auger Drive Belt
Pulley
Traction Pulley
Drive Belt
Belt Guide
(Right Hand) (Left Hand)
Traction
Idler Pulley
Auger
Pulley
° Disconnect the spark plug wire.
, Remove the belt covm:.(see next figure ).
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1/4 X 1/2
=ppingScrew
• Loosen the belt guides (see tirst figure on
this page) and pull away from the auger
drive pulley.
• Remove belt from auger drive pulley,
• Remove top two bolts that secure auger
housing to motor mount frame. Loosen
bottom two bolts. Auger housing and mo-
tor mounl frame will separate, hinged by
bottom two bolts (see second figure on
page 2t).
, Remove old belt from the auger drive pul-
ley.
o Position new belt on auger pulley,
° Replace top two bolts, and re-tighten bet..
tom two bolts.
° Adjust the belt guides (see To Adjust The
Belt Guides paragraph on page 21)o
° Reinstall the belt cover.
, Reconnect the spark plug wire.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not move forward,
check the traction drive belt (see first figure
on this page) for wear (Check other causes
also in the Trouble Shooting Points section).
If the traction drive belt needs to be re-
placed, proceed as follows:
• Disconnect the spark plug wire.
• Remove the belt cover (see figure above).
° Loosen the belt guides and pull away
from auger drive pulley (see first figure
on this page).
- Remove auger drive belt from auger pul-
ley (see first figure on this page).
- Pul! the traction drive belt idier pulley
away from the traction drive belt (see first
figure on this page).
• Remove the traction drive belt.
• Position new traction drive belt onto trac-
tion pulley°
• Pult idler pulley away from belt, allowing
belt to be positioned onto auger pulley.
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