The drive belt connects the engine and the gearbox. If the belt is worn out, stretched, misadjusted, or broken, the wheels on your snow blower won’t turn. You will need to inspect the belt to determine if it is broken or worn out, and make sure that the belt is properly adjusted. If you notice that the belt in your snow blower is broken or worn, you need to replace it.
To replace a drive belt, remove the belt cover then roll the auger belt off the drive pulley. The tension on the drive wheel belt will need to be released, and you can do this by pivoting the idler pulley and taking the belt off the drive pulley. You need to access the transmission to do this repair, so carefully tip the snow blower upwards onto the auger housing. You can then remove the transmission cover. Loosen and remove the...
The drive belt connects the engine and the gearbox. If the belt is worn out, stretched, misadjusted, or broken, the wheels on your snow blower won’t turn. You will need to inspect the belt to determine if it is broken or worn out, and make sure that the belt is properly adjusted. If you notice that the belt in your snow blower is broken or worn, you need to replace it.
To replace a drive belt, remove the belt cover then roll the auger belt off the drive pulley. The tension on the drive wheel belt will need to be released, and you can do this by pivoting the idler pulley and taking the belt off the drive pulley. You need to access the transmission to do this repair, so carefully tip the snow blower upwards onto the auger housing. You can then remove the transmission cover. Loosen and remove the shoulder screw, which helps hold the belt in place on the auger pulley. Remove the auger spring from the brake bracket on the frame of your snow blower. Use a clamp to hold the drive lever down to the handle bar. Now you should be able to easily remove the old auger belt. Remove the clamp on the drive lever. Next, loosen stop bolt. This will allow the friction wheel support bracket to move down and it will increase the clearance. Slip the drive belt off the friction wheel drive disc, and reinstall a new belt around the friction drive wheel. To do this, start by going under the friction disc and sliding the belt upwards to the auger housing. Move the stop bolt to its original position and tighten it back up. Clamp the drive handle to the handle bar. Install a new auger belt around the auger pulley and housing. Put the shoulder screw back in place on the pulley. Connect the auger spring to the brake bracket. Reinstall the transmission cover, and put the snow blower back on the ground. Now you can pull the drive belt over the drive pulley and under the tensioner, then roll the auger belt onto the drive pulley. Lastly, you’ll need to reinstall the belt cover.
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