Maintenance
Note:
Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the first hour
• Check the control cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Check for loose fasteners and tighten them if necessary.
After the first 2 hours
• Change the engine oil.
Before each use or daily
• Check the engine oil level and add oil if necessary.
Yearly
• Check the control cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Inspect the rotor blades and have an Authorized Service Dealer replace the rotor
blades and scraper if necessary.
• Change the engine oil.
• Service the spark plug and replace it if necessary.
• Check for loose fasteners and tighten them if necessary.
• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect the drive belt and replace it if necessary.
Yearly or before storage
• Prepare the snowthrower for storage.
Adjusting the Control Cable
Checking the Control Cable
Service Interval:
After the first hour—Check
the control cable and adjust it if
necessary.
Yearly—Check the control cable and
adjust it if necessary.
Move the control bar back toward the handle to remove
the slack in the control cable (Figure 21).
Figure 21
1.
Control bar
2.
1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2
mm to 3 mm) gap
Note:
Ensure that a 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2 mm to 3
mm) gap exists between the control bar and the handle
(Figure 21).
Important:
The control cable must contain some
slack when you disengage the control bar for the
rotor blades to stop properly.
Adjusting the Control Cable
1. Slide up the spring cover and unhook the spring
from the adjuster link (Figure 22).
Figure 22
1.
Adjuster link
3.
Spring cover
2.
Z-fitting
4.
Unhook the spring here.
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