Sears Craftsman 536.886531 - Manual (Page 20)

RFRVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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ADJUST THE BELT GUIDES
'here aretwobeit guides on your snow thrower, a left and
ighl After you replace the traction drive belt, you need to
idjust one or both of the beit guides Proceed as follows
or each bell:
» Disconnect the spark plug wire
t Remove the bell cover by removing the screw and
(latwasher onthe left and right hand sides See Fig
27 page 19,
» Engage the auger drive clulch lever
9 Measure the distance between the belt guides and
the beit (See Fig 29) The distance should be 3/32"
for each guide,
» If adjustment is necessary, loosen the belt guide
mounting boits. Move the bell guides to the correct
position. Tighten the mounting bolts
* Reinstall the belt cover
» Reconnect the spark plug wire
TO ADJUST THE FRICTION WHEEL
If the snow thrower will not move fonward, you need to
checkthetractiondrivebell.theiraciiondrivecableorlhe
(ricf ion wheel If the friction wheel isdamaged. it wiilneed
to be replaced, See To Replace Friction Wheel parag raph
on page 21 If the friction wheel is not worn, check the
adjustment, as follows:
Disconnect the spark plug wire
Drain the gasoline from the gas tank
Stand snow thrower on the auger housing end
Remove the bottom panel (See Fig 30)
Position the shifter lever in first (1} gear.
B Note the position of the friction wheel on the disc
drive plate. The right outer side of the disc drive plate
should be 3" from the center of the friction wheel
(See Fig 31 A)
if adjustment is necessary:
® Loosen bolts in speed selector lever (See Fig 31B)
MOTOR MOUNT FRAME
REMOVE
TOP
BOLTS
{EACH
SIDE)
BOTTOM
PANEL
AUGER
HOUSING
loosen BOTTOM BOLTS
(EACH SIDE) {BoHom View)
«
B
FIG. 30
Move friction wheel to proper position as indicated
in previous step (Fig 31 A)
Re-tighten bolts in speed selector lever
Reinslall the boftom panel
FIG. 31B
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