Craftsman 536.886141 - Manual (Page 18)

® Hold the square end of the threaded por­
tion with pliers and adjust the loctaiut in or
out until the excess slack is removed.
® Pull the cable back through the spring
and connect the cable. Do the same for
the other lever cable, if needed.
NOTE: Whenever the traction drive or auger
belts are adjusted or replaced, the cables
will need to be adjusted.
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AUGER DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not discharge
snow, or a squealing noise is heard when
the snowthrower is put into deep snow, your
auger idler pulley may need to be adjusted.
« Check the control cables for proper ad­
justment. (See section for Clutch Control
Cable Adjustment on page 17).
® If the cables are adjusted correctly then
proceed with adjusting the Idler pulley.
® Disconnect the spark plug wire,
e Remove the belt cover. (See last figure
on this page)
» With a 9/16' wrench, loosen the nut on
the idler pulley. Move the idler pulley in
toward the engine pulley approximately
1 / 8 ".
® Tighten nut.
o Press the auger drive lever. Check the
tension on the be!t(opposite auger idler
pulley). The belt should deflect about 1/2"
with moderate pressure{see figure be­
low).
» Reinstall the belt cover.
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 its is slip­
ping (see To Preplace Belts paragraph on
this page).
TO REPLACE BELTS
The drive belts on this snow thrower are of
special construction and should be replaced
with original equipment belts available from
your nearest Craftsman Store or Service
Center.
You will 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 fire or flame.
AUGER DRIVE BELT
If your snow thrower will not discharge
snow, and the auger drive belt (see figure
below) is damaged, replace it as follows;
Auger
Drive
Belt
Auger Drive
elt Guide
ioosen
Traction Drive
idler Pulley
Traction Drive
Puiley
Traction
Drive
Belt
Traction
Drive
Idler
Puiley
Auger_,,_,. .. .
Idler Auger Idler
Puiley Pulley
» Disconnect the spark plug wire.
• Remove the belt cover (see figure
below).