Ariens Professional 32 - 12 Volt Manual page 32

TRACTION DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
(Figure 34)
NOTICE: Replacement will be easier with
housing and frame tipped apart and bottom
cover off.
1. Remove attachment drive belts (see
Remove Old Attachment Drive Belts on
page 31).
2. To gain belt clearance, back out the stop
bolt from the frame until the drive plate
assembly can swing past it (Figure 34).
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1. Traction Drive Belt
2. Engine Sheave
3. Belt Finger
4. Attachment Belts Idler
5. Attachment Pulley
6. Attachment Idler Adjustment Nut
7. Traction Belt Idler
8. Traction Drive Pulley
9. Stop Bolt
Figure 34
3. Pull idler away from traction drive belt
and remove belt from idler pulley, engine
sheave and driven pulley (it may be
necessary to turn engine pulley using
recoil handle).
4. Install new traction drive belt onto driven
pulley and engine sheave.
5. Pull the drive plate assembly toward the
friction disc and tighten the stop bolt.
NOTICE: Make sure the drive plate assembly
return spring remains connected to the frame.
6. Replace attachment drive belts (see
Install New Attachment Drive Belts on
page 31).
FRICTION DISC REPLACEMENT
(Figure 35)
1. Place unit into service position.
2. Remove bottom cover by removing six
hex bolts.
3. With axle locked, hold one wheel so
friction disc will not rotate and remove
three cap screws holding friction disc to
carrier.
4. Remove both wheels.
5. Remove right and left bearing flanges
from frame.
6. Slide hex shaft to the left enough to
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remove pinion sprocket from hex shaft.
7. Slide hex shaft to the right enough to
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remove friction disc.
8. Slide new friction disc onto hex shaft.
9. Install pinion sprocket and chain on hex
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shaft, then replace bearing flanges.
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10. Replace wheels.
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1. Cap Screw
2. Torx Screw
3. Friction Disc
4. Pinion Sprocket
5. Bearing Cap
6. Hex Shaft
7. Drive Plate Assembly
8. Stop Bolt
11. Hold wheel so friction disc will not rotate
and secure new friction disc to carrier
with three hex screws removed in
step 3.
12. Replace bottom cover.
13. Adjust traction drive clutch. See Traction
Drive Clutch Adjustment on page 30.
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Figure 35
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