Traction Drive Belt Replacement - Ariens Sno-Thro ST20E Owner's/Operator's Manual

TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
NOTE: Housing and frame must be tipped
apart and attachment drive belt removed from
engine sheave in order to change traction
drive belt (Figures (figure 22). and
(figure 23).).
CAUTION: Always support Sno-
Thro frame and blower housing
when loosening the cap screws
holding them together. Never
loosen cap screws while unit is in
service position.
1. Shut off engine, remove key, disconnect
spark plug wire and allow unit to cool
completely.
2. Remove attachment drive belt (See
Remove Attachment Drive Belt on
page 24).
3. Push the traction drive belt off the
engine pulley toward the engine as
shown in Figure 25.
NOTE: To make belt removal easier, slowly
pull the recoil starter while pushing the
traction drive belt off the engine pulley.
Position the traction drive belt
on the engine sheave like this
when removing and installing it.
Figure 25
4. Remove and discard traction drive belt
from the unit.
5. Place new traction drive belt on engine
pulley between the engine and pulley
groove as shown in Figure 25.
6. Place new traction drive belt on
transmission pulley.
7. Push the new traction drive belt onto the
grooves in the engine pulley.
NOTE: Slowly pull the recoil starter while
pushing the traction drive belt onto the engine
pulley. Make sure the belt seats properly in
the grooves of the transmission and engine
pulleys.
8. Replace attachment drive belt (See
Replace Attachment Drive Belt on
page 25).
9. Check traction drive clutch adjustment.
See Traction Drive Clutch Adjustment
on page 24.
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