Ariens Sno-Thro 921023 – Deluxe 28 Track Owner's/Operator's Manual page 29

Install New Attachment Drive Belts
1. Place new attachment belts onto
attachment pulley.
NOTICE: 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 finger.
IMPORTANT: With attachment clutch lever
engaged, belt finger on the side opposite the
belt idler should be less than 1/8" (3 mm)
from belt, but not touching the belt. Adjust
belt finger as necessary.
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1. Traction Drive Belt
2. Engine Sheave
3. Attachment Drive Belts
4. Belt Finger
5. Attachment Belt Idler
6. Attachment Idler Adjustment Nut
7. Traction Belt Idler
Figure 29
5. Check adjustment. See Attachment
Clutch/Brake Adjustment on page 26.
WARNING: AUGER / IMPELLER
MUST STOP within 5 seconds
when attachment clutch lever is
released or unit damage or serious
injury may result.
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6. Reconnect chute deflector cable and
chute crank and secure.
7. Reinstall chute gear cover.
8. Replace belt cover and tighten
hardware.
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
NOTICE: Replacement will be easier with
housing and frame tipped apart and bottom
cover off.
1. Remove attachment drive belts (see
Remove old attachment drive belts: on
page 28).
2. Detach traction idler spring.
3. Remove swing gate spacer and slide
drive plate over so that finger clears stop
hole in frame and can swing past it
(Figure 30).
NOTICE: The drive plate is detached to
create space between the drive plate and
friction disc to remove and reinstall the belt.
4. 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 starter handle).