Sears Craftsman 536.886531 - Manual (Page 18)

qFRVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
Э ADJUST THE CLUTCH CONTROL
A P I p Q
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¡riodic adjustment oi the cables may be required due to
rmal stretch and wear on the belts To check tor correct
juslmenl, the control lever must be in the full forward
sition, restingonthepiaslicbumper The control cables
Э correctly adjusted when the center of the Z lilting is
itween the ceriter and top of the hole in the dutch lever
id there is no droop in the cable (See Fig 23)
adjustment is necessary;
Disconnect "Z" Fitting Irom drive lever
Push the cable through the spring (See Fig 24) to
expose the threaded portion of the cable
Hold the square end of the threaded portion with
pliers and adjust the locknut in or out until the excess
slack is removed {See Fig 24)
Pull the cable back through the spring and connect
the cable
Do the same lor the other lever cable
OTE: Whenever the fraction drive or auger belts are
jjusted or replaced, the cables will need to be adjusted
“0 ADJUST BELTS
elts stretch during normal use If you need to adjust
le bells due to wear or stretch, proceed as follows;
vUGER DRIVE BELT (See Fig. 26)
your snow thrower wifi not discharge snow, check the
onirol cable adjustment It it is correct, then check the
ondition of the auger drive belt It may be loose or
amaged If it is damaged, replace it See To Replace
elts paragraph on page 19 II the auger drive belt is
lose, adjust as follows;
Disconnect the spark plug wire
Remove the belt cover (See Fig 27, page 19)
loosen the nut on the auger idler pulley (See Fig 26)
and move the pulley toward the belt about 1/8"
Tighten the nut
Press the auger drive lever Check thetension onthe
bell (opposite auger idler pulley) The belt should
defied about 1/2" with moderate pressure (See Fig
25)
jOTE: You may have to move the auger idler pulley
логе than once to obtain the correct lerision
Replace the belt cover
Check the clutch control cable adjustmens
Reconnect the spark plug wire
'RACTION DRIVE BELT
he traction drive bell has conslanl spring pressure and
oes not require adjustment
AUOER DRIVE
LEVER
CONTROL lever
MUST BE IN FULL
FORWARD POSITION
(Just contacling
Plastic BumparS WHEN
CHECKING
PLASTIC BUMPER
FIG. 23
SPRING
SQUARE
END
LOCKNUT
FIG. 24
__ DRIVE
PULLEY
AUGER IDLER —
_ f
\ »\
--1/2 INCH
PULLEY
\
DEFLECTION
ENGAGED
IMPELLER
PULLEY
FiG, 25
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
AUGER
DRIVE BELT
.BELT GUIDE
{LeH Hand)
BELT GUIDE
(Right Hand)
■ TRACTION DRIVE
IDLER PULLEY
AUGER IDLER
PULLEY
F1G.26
Replace the traction drive belt if it is slipping (see To
Replace Bells paragraph on page 19)
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