MTD E762F manual

IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY R U LES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRO D UCTS INC. P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 MODEL E762 F Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any uni m proved forest- covered, brush-cov ered or gra ss-covered land unles s the engine’s ex haust syste[...]

2 SECTION 1: FINDING YOUR MODEL NUMBER This Ope rator’s Manual i s an impo rtant par t of your n ew snow thr ower. It will help you a ssemble , prepar e and maintain your s now throwe r. Please r ead and u nderstan d what it s ays. Before y ou start t o prepare yo ur snow th rower for its fir st use, pleas e locate th e model plate and c opy the [...]

3 SECTION 3: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: THI S SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE YOUR SNOW THROWER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE I NSTRU CTI ON[...]

4 • If the snow thrower should start to vi brate abnormal ly, stop t he engine an d check imme diately for the cause . Vibration is gene rally a warnin g of trouble. • Stop en gine whenever yo u leave the oper ating position , before uncl ogging the c ollector/impell er housing or dis charge guide, and making any repa irs, adjus tme nts, o r in[...]

5 SECTION 4: CONTENTS OF H ARDWARE PACK Lay out the ha rdware accord ing to the illus tration for iden tificatio n purpos es. Pa rt num bers are shown i n parenth eses. ( Hardware pack may c ontai n extra item s whic h are no t used on y our uni t.) NOTE: The auger s are sec ured to th e spiral s haft with tw o shear bolts and hex loc k nuts. If yo[...]

6 SECTION 5: ASSEMBLY IN STRUCTIONS IMPORTANT: After assem bly, servic e engine with ga soline, and c heck oi l level as ins tructed in the separate engin e manual p acke d with your u nit. NOT E: All referenc es to rig ht or le ft side of the snow thro wer are determin ed from be hind th e unit in the operating positio n. UNP ACKING 1. Remo ve sta[...]

7 3. Thread hex nut onto t he “Z” fitting an d insert curved end of the Z fi tting in to the top hole in the triangul ar metal tab on the aug er contr ol grip. See Fi gure 4. Figure 4 4. Place th e auger c ontrol g rip on to p of the left handle. T he trian gular metal tab must b e between the handl e and the grip bracket. See Figure 5. Figure [...]

8 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 A TT A CHING THE CHUTE ASSEMBL Y (Hard w are C) 1. Place c hute asse mbly ove r chute op ening, with the open ing in the c hute ass embly facing the front of th e unit. 2. Place ch ute flange ke epers ben eath li p of chute assembly with the flat side down. 3. Insert hex bol t up through c hute flange k eeper and ch ut[...]

9 A TT A CHING THE TRA CK CONTRO LS (Hardware F) 1. Remove th e screw fr om the top of the r ight han d track cont rol. Be ca reful not to lose th e flat weld nut that is inside the contr ol. 2. Place the right track control i n positio n undernea th the ri ght handle . Secur e with scre w just re moved . See Fi gure 12. 3. Secure the left tr ack c[...]

10 Figure 15 FINAL ADJUSTMENTS A ug er Dri ve Clutch To chec k the adj ustment of the auger driv e clut ch, push forward on the left hand clutch grip (depre ss the r ubber b umper). There sh ould be slack in t he cable. Rel ease the cl utch grip. T he cable shou ld be straig ht. Make cer tain you ca n depress the auger drive cl utch gri p agains t [...]

11 SECTION 6: CONTROLS Figure 17 SHIF T LEVER (See Figu re 17) The shift le ver is l ocated in the center of the handl e panel. T he shift lever may be mov ed into one of eight pos ition s. Run engi ne wit h throttle in the fast positio n. Use the s hift lev er to determi ne groun d speed. Forward — one of five speed s. Pos ition num ber one (1) [...]

12 SECT ION 7: OPER ATION GAS AND OIL FILL-UP Servi ce the en gine wi th gasolin e and ch eck o il level as i nstruct ed in the s eparate engine manual packed with your sno w th rower. Read instruc tions carefully . WARN ING: Nev er fi ll fuel ta nk indoo rs, with en gine r unning o r while e ngine is hot. Do not smo ke when fillin g fuel tank . El[...]

13 Recoil Starte r (Optional Instruc t ions): With engin e running , pull sta rter rope with a rapid, continu ous full arm s troke th ree or four ti mes. Pullin g the starter rope w ill pr oduce a lou d cl attering sound, which is not harm ful to the e ngine or starter . 3. To stop engine , remove the ign ition ke y. Do no t turn ke y. Disc onnect [...]

14 Figure 20 A UGER CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT To adjust the au ger clutc h, refer to the Fi nal Adju stment s secti on page 10. SHIFT ROD ADJUSTMENT To adjust the s hift rod, remo ve the hai rpin clip an d flat washe r which se cure the fe rrule to th e shift lev er, beneath the han dle panel . Refer to Figure 15. Refer to the Fi nal Adj ustmen ts secti on[...]

15 GEAR CASE The gear case is lu bricate d with grea se at th e factory an d does not requ ire che cking. If disass embled fo r any re ason, re lubric ate with 2 ounces (do N OT ov erfill) of She ll Alv ania g rease EPR00, pa rt number 7 37-0168. B efore reassemb ling, remove o ld seala nt and apply “ Loctite 5699 ” or e quiva lent. CHUTE CRANK[...]

16 DRIVE BEL T 1. Follow st eps 1 through 4 of prev ious instruc tions. 2. Pull id ler pulley u p, and lift b elt off engin e pulley and fric tion wheel disc. See Figur e 23. 3. Back ou t the s top bolt un til the support bracke t rests o n the auger pulley . See F igure 23. 4. Slip bel t between fr iction wh eel and friction wheel disc. Se e Figur[...]

17 SECTION 11: OFF-SEASON STORAGE WARN ING: N ever s tore e ngine w ith fuel in ta nk indoors o r in poorly ventilate d areas, whe re fuel fume s may reach an o pen fla me, spark or pilot light as on a fu rnace, wate r heater, clothes dryer or other gas appliance. If unit is to be stored over 30 days , prepare for storage as follo ws: 1. Remove a l[...]

18 SECTI ON 12: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE For repa irs bey ond the minor a djustm ents abov e, co ntact you r local authoriz ed ser vice dea ler. T rouble P ossi ble Cause(s) Corrective Action Engi ne fails to sta r t Fuel t ank empt y , or s tale f uel . Bloc ked fuel line. Chok e not in ON position F aul ty sp ar k plu g. K ey no t in s witch on eng[...]

19 1 18 12 18 17 17 4 6 7 10 9 14 11 8 16 2 3 15 5 13 3 19 SECTION 13: PARTS LIST Model E762F Gearbox Assembly REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-0123 RH Reduc er Housing (In cl. Ref. 17, 18) 2 618 -0 124 LH Red ucer Hous ing (Inc l. Ref. 17 , 18) 3 710 -064 2 Self T a ppi ng Scr ew , 1/4 -20 x . 75 4 711 -0 909 Spi ral Ax le, 26 ” 5 714-01[...]

20 Model E762F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 10 9 18 19 20 21 22 23 13 25 23 22 26 18 27 28 13 30 30 31 32 31 32 33 16 18 35 34 36 37 38 39 41 40 42 17 40 39 29 24[...]

21 Blower Housing REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 712-011 6 Lock J am Nut 3/8-24 2 756-017 8 Flat Idle r 3 784-563 2A Auger Idler Arm 4 710 -04 59A Hex Ca p Scre w 3/8 -24 x 1. 50 5 738 -02 81 Shou lder Scr ew 6 736 -01 74 Wave W ash er 7 73 2-06 11 Exte nsi on Sp ri ng 8 712 -30 68 Hex Nu t 5/16 -18 9 712 -30 10 Hex Nu t 5/16 -18 10 736- 0119[...]

22 Model E762F 26 34 43 37 8 35 9 10 12 14 15 22 30 46 21 4 17 5 61 44 2 11 13 24 37 43 1 32 18 16 7 19 3 6 34 40 40 35 46 27 33 45 38 55 58 30 25 57 56 35 35 60 59 42 47 40 31 28 40 41 41 37 52 50 54 49 54 51 48 53 39 29 36 20[...]

23 Handle Assembly Ref. No. Pa r t No. Description Ref. No. P art No. Description 1 684- 014 5 Cont rol Panel As s ’ y . 34 712-04 29 He x L-Nut 5/16-18 Thd. 2 629-00 58 Wire Harness 35 712-30 10 Hex N ut 5/16-18 Thd. 3 705-52 33 Clutch Le v er -L.H. 36 712-3027 He x L-Nut 1/4- 20 Thd. 4 705- 523 4 Clut ch Lever -R.H . 37 7 14-0 104 Hai r pin Cli[...]

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25 Frame Assembly REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 784-5684 F rame Co ver 2 710-1652 T ap Screw , 1/4-20 x . 625 3 748-0190 Spacer , .508 ID x .75 OD x .68 4 7 32- 026 4 Ext. Sp ri ng 5 7 12- 0711 Jam Nu t, 3/8 -24 6 736-0105 Bell W asher , .401 x .87 x .06 3 7 684-0021 F riction Wheel Su ppor t Brac ket Asse mbly 8 746-0898 Drive Cab le, 39.88[...]

26 Model E762F 1 2 6 3 10 12 7 8 5 4 9 13 15 14 17 16 19 20 22 22 25 20 19 28 21 18 21 18 15 13 14 29 31 32 30 30 32 34 37 37 38 36 23 35 27 39 11 40 41 42 44 43 45 51 46 47 48 52 46 53 51 54 55 54 50 16 17[...]

27 Track Assembly REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 720 -0 223 Gr ip 2 710 -0 604 T ap Screw , 5/ 16- 18 x .6 25 3 784 -5 642 T rack Lockout Pla te 4 710-0157 He x Cap Scre w , 5/16-24 x .75 5 736-0242 Bell W asher , .34 ID x .87 2 OD 6 684 -003 8 T rac k Lock Ha ndle A ssembly 7 710-0459A He x Cap Scre w , 3/8-24 x 1 .5 8 712 -0 214 Hex Nut, 3/[...]

28 Model E762F Engine and V-Belts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 18 19 19 16 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 15 7 12-0181 Lo ck J am Nut 3/8-1 6 16 7 56-0569 Pul ley Half 17 7 36-0242 Bel l W asher 18 7 36-0505 Fl at W asher 19 754-0430 A Belt 20 7 56-0967 A uger Pulle y 21 7 36-0247 Flat W asher 3/8 x 1 .25 OD 22 7 36-0331 Bell W asher 23 [...]

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