Attachment Drive Belt Replacement; Remove Attachment Drive Belts; Install Attachment Drive Belts; Traction Drive Belt Replacement - Ariens Sno-Thro Platinum Series Service Manual

ATTACHMENT DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT

Remove Attachment Drive Belts

IMPORTANT: 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. Remove auger housing. See Separate Housing From
Frame on page 7.
4. Remove attachment drive belts from attachment drive
pulley. See Figure 26.

Install Attachment Drive Belts

1. Install belts onto attachment drive pulley.
2. Reinstall auger housing to frame. See Reinstall Auger
Housing on page 11.
Figure 25
TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT

Remove Traction Drive Belt

IMPORTANT: 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. Remove belt cover and belt finger as shown in
Figure 9 and Figure 10.
4. Slowly pull recoil starter handle while gently guiding
attachment belts off engine sheave. See Figure 27.
To assist belt removal, slowly pull recoil starter handle
while gently guiding belts out of attachment sheave.
5. Loosen traction drive clutch cable. See Figure 28.
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Figure 26
Figure 27