Traction Drive Belt Replacement - Ariens Compact 24 LE Service Manual

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1. Attachment Sheave
2. Belt Finger
3. Attachment Drive Belt
4. Hex Bolt
5. Locking Washer
6. Flat Steel Washer
12. Reinstall belt cover and tighten hardware.
13. Reinstall chute rotation rod into chute rotation gear
and secure with spring clip.
14. Reinstall cable hanger onto chute rotation rod.
15. Reinstall chute gear cover and secure with tapping
screw.
16. Reinstall chute deflector cable snap into deflector
anchor and secure cable eyelet to deflector arm with
sleeve bushing and hairpin. See Figure 7.
17. Adjust skid shoes. Refer to Operator's Manual for
adjustment procedure.
18. Adjust attachment clutch / brake. Refer to Operator's
Manual for adjustment procedure.
19. Reconnect spark plug wire.
IMPORTANT: Check all adjustments after first use.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Auger / impeller
must stop within 5 seconds when attachment
clutch lever is released.
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Figure 14
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
Remove Traction Drive Belt
NOTICE: Save all hardware for reinstallation.
1. Stop engine, remove key and wait for all moving parts
to stop and for hot parts to cool.
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from engine.
3. Separate auger housing from frame. See Separate
Auger Housing from Frame on page 10.
See Figure 15.
4. With a flathead screwdriver or similar pry bar,
disconnect idler spring from traction drive idler.
5. Disconnect swing gate return spring from frame.
6. Remove hardware securing swing gate spacer to
frame and remove swing gate spacer.
7. Move swing gate left so swing gate tab is out of stop
hole in frame.
8. Move swing gate forward to access traction drive belt
and remove belt.
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1. Tapping Screw
2. Swing Gate Spacer
3. Swing Gate Return Spring
4. Swing Gate
5. Swing Gate Tab & Stop Hole
6. Traction Drive Idler
7. Traction Sheave
8. Idler Spring
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Figure 15
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