Ariens 911173 Owner's/Operator's Manual page 24

To position handlebar for storage:
See Figure 18.
1. Push the operator presence control
handle (operator presence control /
blade brake clutch handle on Models
911177, 189) forward and rotate
handlebar to desired position.
WARNING: DO NOT operate unit
with handlebar in storage position.
Place handlebar in operating
position before using.
2
1. Operating Positions
2. Storage Positions
Figure 18
REPLACE DRIVE BELT
Remove Drive Belt
Models 911173, 175, 179, 188, 189,
190
1. Disconnect spark plug wire.
2. Move cable adjuster to loosen wheel
drive cable.
3. Disconnect the drive cable spring from
the transmission bracket. See Figure 19.
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1
2
1. Drive Cable Spring
2. Transmission Bracket
Figure 19
4. Remove blade and blade adapter from
the crankshaft.
5. Remove drive pulley guide, belt channel
guides and engine pulley with key.
6. Pull belt over end of crankshaft to allow
belt to slide out through belt channel.
7. Rotate transmission backward to
remove hardware, then adjust to loosen
belt.
8. Remove belt and pull through the belt
channel. See Figure 20.