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See Figure 26.
NOTE: Make sure that the location of the ferrule on the auger
idler rod is maintained.
2. Slip the auger control belt (the front belt) off the engine pulley.
3. Pull the brake bracket assembly towards the cable guide roller
and unhook the auger cable "Z" fitting. See Figure 27.
4. From both sides of the the frame assembly, use a 1/2" wrench to
remove the three hex tap screws securing the frame to the auger
housing assembly. Refer to Figure 23 on previous page.
NOTE: Do not remove the lower hex flange lock nut on each side.
5. Place a block of wood underneath the auger housing as shown in
Figure 28 and separate auger housing from the frame by tilting the
housing forward and pulling up the handles.
6. Block the impeller with a piece of wood to prevent it from spinning
and use a 1/2" wrench to remove the hex screw and flat washer
from the center of the pulley on the auger housing. See Figure 29.
7. Lift the brake bracket assembly out of the pulley groove and slide
the pulley assembly off the posts of the auger pulley adapter to
remove the old belt. Refer to Figure 29.
NOTE: The pulley adapter may slide off the auger input shaft when
removing the pulley. Use extra caution to ensure the adapter does fall
and/or get damaged when removing the pulley.
8. Place the new auger belt in the V-groove of the auger pulley and
place the pulley w/belt inside the belt keepers.
9. Turn the pulley as necessary to align its three slots approximately
with the posts of the pulley adapter, then move the brake bracket
assembly away from the input shaft. While aligning the pulley
slots and adapter posts, push the auger pulley fully onto the
adapter. Refer to Figure 29.
NOTE: If the pulley adapter was removed with the pulley, align the
splines of the pulley adapter and auger input shaft, and push the pulley
and adapter onto the input shaft. Refer to Figure 29.
10. Slide the washer onto the hex screw removed earlier and apply
Loctite 262 to the threads of the hex screw.
11. Insert the hex screw through the pulley assembly and into the
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