Ariens 932007 - Manual (Page 14)

ASSEMBLY & PRE-SERVICE
a. Remove belt cover located in front of engine.
b. Check alignment of blower engine sheave and blower
sheave with attachment Idler. If sheaves are not aligned
properly loosen the setscrews on the blower engine
sheave and blower sheave, then align them with the
blower idler. Retighten setscrews. See Figure 14.
c. Insert a 3/16” thickness shim (use a 1” wide flat
stock) between the brake shoe and the attachment
drive belt on the blower sheave. See Figure 14.
d. With the 3/16” shim installed, adjust the attachment
Idler in the slot toward blower drive belt until it is just
snug against belt. See. Figure 14. Remove shim. Ad­
justment should be re-checked after completion of at­
tachment clutch assembly.
e. Check and, if necessary, adjust the belt fingers so
there is approximately 1/16” clearance between at­
tachment drive belt and belt fingers when attachment
clutch is engaged. See Figure 14.
f. Check attachment clutch handle function. There should
be total travel of handle down and up (to point of con­
tact of handle center on handlebar) and free movement
of the handle.
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AHACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER
AHACHMENT
CLUTCH
ROD SPRIHG
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FIGURE 1SB
g. Attachment clutch rod spring ® should be Installed by
hooking the end of the rod spring up through the hole in
the Attachment Clutch Lever on the right rear of Sno-
Thro frame. See Figure 15B. Connect the spring end of
the attachment clutch rod spring to a link in the chain
® on the attachment clutch handle as shown in Figure
15A. With the handle in the disengaged (up) position
select a link that will allow the spring to stay slack (not
extended) and will extend the spring a minimum of
3/8” length when the handle is engaged (down posi­
tion). When clutch is disengaged the brake shoe must
engage the attachment drive belt on the blower sheave.
h. Check function of attachment clutch. The blower at-^
tachment must stop running within five (5) second!.
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