Ariens Compact 24 LE Service Manual page 36

Remove Bearing Flange From Side Plate
and / or Left Side of Frame
NOTICE: Save all hardware for reinstallation.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Before placing unit
in service position, close fuel valve and drain
fuel from tank and fuel system. See Draining
Fuel System on page 8. Make sure unit is
secure and will not tip.
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. Place unit in service position. See Service Position on
page 8.
4. Remove track drive wheels. See Remove Track Drive
Wheel on page 29.
5. Remove tracks. See Remove Track on page 30.
6. Remove keys and flat steel washers from drive axle as
shown in Figure 55.
7. Remove hardware securing bottom cover to unit and
remove bottom cover.
8. Loosen, but DO NOT remove hardware securing
mount plates to side plates on track carriage as shown
in Figure 56.
See Figure 57.
9. Move axle left until halfway through frame
10. Remove sleeve bushing, spur gear, Woodruff key and
roll pin from axle and remove axle from unit.
11. Remove sleeve bushings seated between bearing
flanges on frame and side plate(s).
See Figure 62.
12. Remove hardware securing bearing flange to frame
and / or side plate(s) and remove bearing flange.
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1. Hex Bolt
2. Center Locking Hex Nut
3. Bearing Flange
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Figure 62