Ariens TRACTION DRIVE BELT, REPLACEMENT, FRICTION DISC REPLACEMENT, Install new attachment drive belts:

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1.Pivot Pin

2.Housing Cap Screws

3.Belt Cover

Figure 40

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1.	Traction	7.	Attachment
	Drive Belt		Idler
2.	Engine		Adjustment
	Sheave		Nut
3.	Attachment	8.	Traction Belt
	Drive Belts		Idler
4.	Belt Finger	9.	Traction
5.	Attachment		Drive Pulley
	Belts Idler

6.Attachment Pulley

Figure 41

Install new attachment drive belts:

1.Place new attachment belts onto attachment pulley.

NOTE: Holding down the attachment clutch lever will make it easier to reconnect the housing and frame.

2.Tip housing and frame back together and secure with hex bolts.

3.Place belts onto engine sheave.

4.Reposition and secure belt fingers.

IMPORTANT: With clutch lever engaged, belt finger on the side opposite the belt idler should be less than 1/8 in. (3 mm) from belts, but not touching the belts. Adjust belt finger as necessary.

5.Check adjustment. See Check Belt Finger Clearance on page 32.

WARNING: AUGER / IMPELLER MUST STOP within 5 seconds when attachment clutch lever is released or unit damage or serious injury may result.

6.Reconnect chute crank and secure with spring clip. Reconnect chute lock cable and deflector cable.

7.Replace belt cover.

TRACTION DRIVE BELT

REPLACEMENT

NOTE: Replacement will be easier with housing and frame tipped apart and bottom cover off.

1.Remove attachment drive belts (see Attachment Drive Belts Replacement on page 33).

2.To gain belt clearance, back out the stop bolt from the frame until the drive plate assembly can swing past it (Figure 42).

3.Pull idler away from traction drive belt and remove belt from idler pulley, engine sheave and driven pulley (it may be necessary to turn engine pulley using recoil handle).

4.Install new traction drive belt onto attachment pulley and engine sheaves.

5.Pull the drive plate assembly toward the friction disc and tighten the stop bolt.

NOTE: Make sure the drive plate assembly return spring remains connected to the frame.

6.Replace attachment drive belts

(Attachment Drive Belts Replacement on page 33.

FRICTION DISC REPLACEMENT

1.Place unit into service position.

2.Remove bottom cover by removing six hex bolts.

3.With axle locked, hold one wheel so friction disc will not rotate and remove three cap screws holding friction disc to carrier.

4.Remove both wheels.

5.Remove right and left bearing flanges from frame.

6.Slide hex shaft to the left enough to remove pinion sprocket from hex shaft.

7.Slide hex shaft to the right enough to remove friction disc.

8.Slide new friction disc onto hex shaft.

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