QuestionQUESTION: I'm trying to remove the auger pulley to replace the belt. How does it come off? It says that they are reversed threads, but it won't budge. Is it threaded at all?
ANSWER: We rarely remove the auger pulley to replace the belt. Normally there is enough idler pulley movement that none of the pulleys have to be removed.
If you have to remove a pulley, I would start with the idler. If that does not provide enough slack then I would remove the engine pulley before the auger pulley.
Do you have the correct belt?
Eric
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QUESTION: There is not enough gap between the auger and the side of the blower. The pulley fits into the side fairly tightly because the side is recessed. It's not about the slack, there is not enough clearance between the pulley and the side of the blower. The manual says to loosen or remove the auger pulley. But it does not say how. It only says that the threads are reversed.
AnswerThe pulley is threaded onto the auger. I would use an air impact gun to loosen the threads but you should be able to hold the auger with a 2x4 to stop it from moving so you can remove the pulley.
Are you sure you can't force the belt on by feeding on one side of the pulley and rotating the auger as you thread the belt on the pulley?
Eric
