Service Electrical - Ariens 988811 Owner's Manual

12. Grease the spindle. See GENERAL
LUBRICATION on page 22.
13. Install mower blade, blade washers and
blade bolt assembly. Tighten bolt to 120
lbf-ft (163 N•m).
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1. Grease Fitting
2. Nut
3. Flat Washer
4. Spacer
5. Pulley
6. Retaining Ring
7. Upper Bearing
8. Spindle Housing
9. Spindle Spacer
10. Lower Bearing
11. Spindle Shaft
Figure 20
Replacing Caster Pivot Bearing
Bushings
1. Turn the engine off. Remove the ignition
key. Remove the ignition wire from the
spark plugs.
2. Raise and securely support the front of
the mower deck.
3. Remove lynch pin, spacer bushings,
washer and caster yoke and wheel
assembly.
4. Remove and discard upper and lower
bushings.
5. Install new bushings.
IMPORTANT: Do not allow washer to sit on
caster yoke. It must be on top of height-of-cut
spacer bushings.
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6. Install caster yoke and wheel assembly,
washer, spacer bushings and lynch pin.
7. Apply grease to lubrication fitting.
NOTE: Do not
remove the caster
yoke from the deck
to replace the
bearings and
bushings.
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1. Lynch Pin
2. Cutting
Height
Spacers
3. Bushing
4. Washer
5. Caster Yoke
6. Wheel Nut

SERVICE ELECTRICAL

Replace Fuse
IMPORTANT: Avoid damage! When
replacing fuses use only 25-amp fuses or you
may damage the circuit.
The machine is equipped with one 25-amp
fuse to protect the charging circuit. This fuse
is located on the main harness, near the
engine ground.
1. Remove defective fuse from socket.
GB - 28
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7. Bolt
8. Wheel
Spacer
9. Roller
Bearing
10. Bearing
Retainer
11. Wheel
Assembly
Figure 20
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