Ariens Sno-Thro Platinum Series Service Manual page 14

11. Reinstall belt cover and secure left side with tapping
screw. Position right side under tapping screw and
tighten.
15. Insert hex rod end without ears into dash panel until
opposite end clears chute gears.
16. Position discharge chute facing forward.
17. Position chute rotation lever upright and insert hex rod
through chute gear until it stops.
18. Reinstall hairpin into hex rod.
19. Insert chute lock cable through hole in dash panel and
insert cable anchor into chute control assembly.
20. For service to models with a Generation 3 chute
control design, continue to step 21. For service to
models with a Generation 2 chute control design,
advance to step 23.
Generation 3 Chute Control Design
See Figure 17.
21. Remove hairpin from clevis pin and reinstall cable
eyelet onto clevis pin.
22. Insert clevis pin through chute control bracket and
secure with hairpin.
Generation 3 Chute
Control Design
Figure 16
Generation 2 Chute Control Design
23. Remove hairpin from chute control assembly and
reinstall cable eyelet onto assembly. Reinstall hairpin.
See Figure 18.
Generation 2 Chute Control Design
All Models
24. Reinstall gear cover and secure with tapping screw.
25. Reinstall chute deflector cable into J-clamp on engine
mount.
26. Reinstall deflector cable anchor into deflector bracket.
27. Remove sleeve bushing and hairpin from deflector
arm and reinstall cable eyelet onto deflector arm.
Reinstall sleeve bushing and hairpin. See Figure 7.
28. Reconnect spark plug wire.
29. Adjust chute lock cable and deflector cable. Refer to
operator's manual for instructions.
IMPORTANT: Check all adjustments after first use.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Auger / impeller
must stop within 5 seconds when attachment
clutch lever is released.
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Figure 17