Ariens Professional 32 - 12 Volt Manual page 30

Check Attachment Brake
(Figure 31)
1. With the clutch lever disengaged, brake
pad must contact attachment belts. With
clutch lever engaged, brake pad must be
more than 1,6 mm from belts. If there is
more than 1,6 mm gap, go to Check Belt
Finger Clearance on page 30. If there is
less than 1,6 mm gap, go to step 2.
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Minimum of 1,6 mm.
1. Brake Arm and Pad
2. Attachment Pulley
Figure 31
2. If there is less than 1,6 mm gap between
brake pad and belt, loosen idler
adjustment nut, and move idler away
from belt.
3. Position idler to achieve a 1,6 mm
minimum brake pad gap and a 12,7 –
22,2 mm gap between the plastic roller
and the frame.
IMPORTANT: If adjustments cannot be
brought into specified ranges see your Dealer
for repairs.
Check Belt Finger Clearance
(Figure 32)
1. With clutch lever engaged, the belt
finger located opposite the belt idler
must be less than 3 mm from belts, but
not touching the belts.
To adjust belt finger, loosen the bolts and
move the finger to the proper position.
Tighten the bolts and recheck the belt
finger clearance.
2. Replace the belt cover and tighten
hardware.
Check belt finger clearance here. With the
attachment clutch engaged, there should
be less than 3 mm clearance between the
belts and the belt finger. The belt finger
should not touch the belts.
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1. Mounting Hardware
2. Belt Finger
TRACTION DRIVE CLUTCH
ADJUSTMENT
If drive slips, adjust traction clutch to
compensate for friction disc wear.
1. Loosen jam nut on traction cable
adjustment barrel. Turn adjustment
barrel down to shorten cable and
remove all cable slack.
2. With traction clutch disengaged, check
that drive plate touches stop bolt inside
frame (Figure 34).
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Figure 32
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