Cub Cadet 945 SWE Two-Stage Snow Thrower 945 SWE Operator's Manual - Page 21

5. Holding the friction wheel assembly, slide the hex shaft out 9. Reposition the friction wheel assembly in the snow thrower of the right side of the frame. The spacer on the left side frame. Insert the pin from the shift arm assembly into the of the hex shaft will fall and the sprocket should remain friction wheel assembly and hold assembly in position. hanging lose in the chain. Refer to Figure 7-12. 6. Lift the friction wheel assembly out between the axle shaft and the drive shaft assemblies. 7. Remove four screws securing the friction wheel to the hub assembly (refer to Figure 7-11). Discard old friction wheel. Figure 7-12 10. Slide the hex shaft through the right side of the frame toward the left side and through the friction wheel assembly. Figure 7-11 NOTE: If the sprocket fell from the snow thrower chain while 8. Reassemble the new friction wheel onto the hub assembly, removing the hex shaft, position the hex hub of the sprocket tightening the four screws in rotation and with equal force. toward the friction wheel and place the sprocket in the chain. It is important to assemble the friction wheel symmetrically 11. After making certain that the chain is on both the large for proper functioning. Refer to Figure 7-11. and the small sprocket, align the hex shaft with the hex hub of the small sprocket, and slide the shaft through the sprocket. 12. Slide the spacer onto the end of the hex shaft. 13. Align the bearing on the right end of the hex shaft with the hole in the right side of the frame, then push the hex shaft to the left into position in the frame. 14. Slide the bearing onto the left end of the hex shaft and press into the hole on the left side the frame. 15. Place the belleville washer (rounded side toward head) onto the hex screw removed earlier, and insert the screw into the threaded hole of the hex shaft. 16. Gradually tighten the hex screw to fully seat the bearings in each side of the frame and to secure the hex shaft. 17. Position the frame cover on the bottom of the frame and secure with the self-tapping screws. Pivot the snow thrower down to its normal operating position. Section 7 - Service 21