Maintenance
EN-14
Replacing
Belts
Large Belt Replacement
1. Remove (3) screws securing left side plate to
snowthrower frame (Fig. 14). Remove side plate
and skid.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Idler spring could fly in your face while
being removed.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with flying spring could cause
personal injury.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Wear safety goggles when working with
idler spring.
2. Remove idler spring from idler arm (Fig. 17).
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Figure 17
1. Idler
spring
2.
Idler arm
3. Rotate rotor with left hand while walking
(sliding) belt off large pulley with right hand
(Fig. 18).
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Figure 18
1. Large
pulley
2. Belt
4. Slip new belt over small pulley. Lift up idler arm
and slip belt under idler pulley (Fig. 19). Rotate
rotor with left hand while walking (sliding) belt
onto large pulley with right hand (Fig. 20).
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Figure 19
1. Idler
arm
2.
Idler pulley
3.
Small pulley
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Figure
20