POWER SHIFT SNOWTHROWER SERVICE MANUAL
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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IDENTIFICATION
MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS
SPECIFICATIONS MODELS 38500 AND 38505
MITSUBISHI POWERED 624 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* MITSUBISHI POWERED 624 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS MITSUBISHI POWERED 624 - TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS MODELS 38510 AND 38513
TECUMSEH POWERED 624 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* TECUMSEH POWERED 624 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS MODELS 38520 AND 38525
MITSUBISHI POWERED 824 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* MITSUBISHI POWERED 824 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS MITSUBISHI POWERED 824 - TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS MODELS 38540 AND 38543
TECUMSEH POWERED 824 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* TECUMSEH POWERED 824 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TECUMSEH POWERED 824 - TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS MODEL 38545
MITSUBISHI POWERED 828 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* MITSUBISHI POWERED 828 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS MITSUBISHI POWERED 828 - TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS MODEL 38570
BRIGGS AND STRATTON POWERED 828 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* BRIGGS AND STRATTON POWERED 828 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS BRIGGS AND STRATTON POWERED 828 - TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS MODEL 38573
TECUMSEH POWERED 828 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* TECUMSEH POWERED 828 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TECUMSEH POWERED 828 - TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
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SPECIFICATIONS MODELS 38565 AND 38580
BRIGGS AND STRATTON POWERED 1132 - ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS* BRIGGS AND STRATTON POWERED 1132 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIAL TOOLS AND OTHER NECESSITIES
TROUBLESHOOTING
UNIT DOES NOT PROPEL FORWARD
UNIT WILL NOT PROPEL BACKWARD NEUTRAL NOT IN CORRECT LOCATION
SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT LOCK IN POWER SHIFT OR REVERSE
OPERATOR CAN SHIFT BETWEEN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHILE TRACTION LEVER IS WHEELS WILL NOT SWING WHEN POWER SHIFTING
MACHINE DOES NOT PROPEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE
ENGINE KILLS WHEN AUGER OR TRACTION ARE ENGAGED POOR SNOWTHROWING PERFORMANCE
IMPELLER OR AUGER DOES NOT TURN TRACTION OR IMPELLER DOES NOT DISENGAGE CHUTE PLUGS WITH SNOW
SCRAPER CATCHES ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT SNOWTHROWER LEAVES SNOW BEHIND RAPID SKID AND SCRAPER WEAR
FRONT END RISES
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE - DRAINING GASOLINE
MAINTENANCE - CHAIN LUBRICATION
MAINTENANCE - CHANGING CRANKCASE OIL
MAINTENANCE - AUGER GEAR BOX OIL SERVICE
MAINTENANCE - IMPELLER DRIVE BELT ADJUSTMENT
MAINTENANCE - TRACTION DRIVE BELT ADJUSTMENT
MAINTENANCE - REPLACING DRIVE BELTS
MAINTENANCE - DRIVE CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
MAINTENANCE - SPARK PLUG SERVICE
PREPARING SNOWTHROWER FOR STORAGE
SECTION I POWER SHIFT CONTROLS
CONTROL BOX OPERATION
OPERATION - LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM
CONTROL BOX OPERATION - REVERSE CONTROL
CONTROL BOX OPERATION - SHIFT LOCKOUT
CONTROL BOX OPERATION - INDEXING MECHANISM
CONTROL BOX SERVICE
CONTROL BOX SERVICE - TESTING
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SECTION I POWER SHIFT CONTROLS - Continued
CONTROL BOX SERVICE - DISASSEMBLY
CONTROL BOX SERVICE - REASSEMBLY
CONTROL BOX SERVICE - INSTALLATION
CONTROL BOX SERVICE - ADJUSTMENTS
SECTION 2 TRACTION AND IMPELLER CONTROLS OPERATION
OPERATION - IMPELLER CONTROL OPERATION - IMPELLER LOCKING MECHANISM TRACTION AND IMPELLER CONTROLS
TRACTION AND IMPELLER CONTROLS - INSPECTION
TRACTION AND IMPELLER CONTROLS - REASSEMBLY
TRACTION AND IMPELLER CONTROLS - TRACTION CABLE ADJUSTMENT TRACTION AND IMPELLER CONTROLS - IMPELLER CABLE ADJUSTMENT
SECTION 3 DISCHARGE CHUTE
CHUTE CONTROL
DISCHARGE CHUTE
DISCHARGE CHUTE - REMOVAL
DISCHARGE CHUTE - INSTALLATION
SECTION 4 IDLER SYSTEM
IDLER SYSTEM - OPERATION
IDLER SYSTEM - REMOVAL
IDLER SYSTEM - DISASSEMBLY
IDLER SYSTEM - REASSEMBLY
IDLER SYSTEM - INSTALLATION
IDLER SYSTEM - ADJUSTMENT
SECTION 5 PIVOT AND LATCH SYSTEM
PIVOT SYSTEM
PIVOT SYSTEM - REASSEMBLY
LATCH SYSTEM
SECTION 6 TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION - OPERATION
TRANSMISSION - REMOVAL
TRANSMISSION - DISASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION - REASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION - INSTALLATION
SECTION 7 AUGER
AUGER
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SECTION 8 AUGER GEAR BOX
AUGER GEAR BOX - OPERATION
AUGER GEAR BOX - REMOVAL
AUGER GEAR BOX - DISASSEMBLY
AUGER GEAR BOX - REASSEMBLY
AUGER GEAR BOX - INSTALLATION
SECTION 9 IMPELLER AND PULLEY SYSTEM
IMPELLER AND PULLEY - OPERATION
IMPELLER AND PULLEY - REMOVAL
IMPELLER AND PULLEY - INSTALLATION
SECTION 10 FRONT HOUSING
FRONT HOUSING - OPERATION
FRONT HOUSING - INSTALLATION
SKIDS - OPERATION
SKIDS - REMOVAL
SKIDS - INSTALLATION
SCRAPEROPERATION
SCRAPERREMOVAL
SCRAPERINSTALLATION
SECTION 11 CONTROL PANEL AND HANDLES
CONTROL PANEL - OPERATION
CONTROL PANEL - INSTALLATION
HANDLES
RIGHT HANDLE - INSTALLATION
LEFT HANDLE - REMOVAL
LEFT HANDLEINSTALLATION
SECTION 12 WHEELS, TIRES AND CHAINS
WHEELS - OPERATION
WHEELS - REMOVAL
WHEELSINSTALLATION
TIRES - OPERATION
TIRES - SERVICE
CHAINS - OPERATION
CHAINSINSTALLATION
SECTION 13 ENGINES
ENGINES - SERVICE INFORMATION
SECTION 14 DIFFERENTIAL KIT
DIFFERENTIAL KIT - OPERATION
DIFFERENTIAL KIT - REMOVAL
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SECTION 14 DIFFERENTIAL KIT - Continued
DIFFERENTIAL KIT - DISASSEMBLY
DIFFERENTIAL KIT - ASSEMBLY
DIFFERENTIAL KITINSTALLATION
SECTION 15 LIGHT KIT
LIGHT KIT 66-7930 - OPERATION LIGHT KIT 66-7930 - TESTING
LIGHT KIT 66-7930 - LAMP REMOVAL LIGHT KIT 66-7930 - LAMP INSTALLATION
LIGHT KIT 66-7930 - ALTERNATOR REMOVAL LIGHT KIT 66-9730 - ALTERNATOR INSTALLATION LIGHT KITS 66-7940 AND 66-7950 - OPERATION LIGHT KITS 66-7940 AND 66-7950 - LAMP REMOVAL
LIGHT KIT 66-7940 AND 66-7950 - LAMP INSTALLATION
SECTION 16 SNOW CAB
SNOW CAB - OPERATION
SNOW CAB - REMOVAL
SNOW CAB - INSTALLATION
SECTION 17 DRIFT BREAKER
DRIFT BREAKER - OPERATION
DRIFT BREAKERDISASSEMBLY
DRIFT BREAKER - ASSEMBLY