Installing The Skids - Toro 38066 Operator's Manual

Installing the Chute Control
Gear
1. Remove the two screws from the chute control rod
bracket on left side of the frame (Fig. 15).
Figure 15
1. Chute control rod
2. Chute control rod bracket
2. Remove the chute control rod bracket.
3. Insert the chute control rod through the hole in the
bracket.
4. Install the bracket with the two screws (Fig. 15).
5. Insert the carriage screw into the worm gear bracket
mounting hole (Fig. 16).
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Figure 16
1. Mounting flange
2. Worm gear
3. Chute gear rod
4. Slotted hole
6. Position the worm gear into the bracket, align the
slotted holes in the worm gear and the bracket, and
insert the chute gear rod through the slotted holes in the
bracket and the worm gear (Fig. 16).
7. Loosely mount the worm gear and the bracket to the
mounting flange with a carriage screw, a flat washer,
and a locknut (Fig. 16).
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3. Screws
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6
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5. Worm gear bracket
6. Carriage screw
7. Flat washer
8. Locknut
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8. Slide the worm gear into the teeth of the chute gear and
tighten the locknut.
9. Operate the chute control. If the chute control binds,
apply a light coat of grease to the worm gear and move
it slightly outward.

Installing the Skids

1. Check the air pressure in the tires; refer to Checking the
Tire Pressure on page 15.
2. Move the snowthrower to a flat surface and ensure that
the scraper (Fig. 17) is parallel to the ground. If it is not,
adjust the scraper; refer to Adjusting the Skids and the
Scraper on page 21.
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Figure 17
1. Scraper
3. Remove the two flange bolts and flat washers that
secure the ends of the scraper to the side plates
(Fig. 18).
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Figure 18
1. Side plate (2)
2. Flange bolts (4)
3. Skid (2)
4. Insert a flange bolt through the rear slot in each skid.
5. Insert a washer between each skid and the side plate
(Fig. 18). Do not tighten the bolts.
6. Install a flange bolt through the front slot of each skid
and the side plate.
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4. Flat washers (4)
5. Locknut (2)