Ariens 927 Series - Manual (Page 19)

Adjustments
Ariens Company recommends that you have
adjustments made by your Ariens dealer. He
' has tools and the know how to properly per­
form adjustments which may be required to
keep your riding mower operating at peak effi­
ciency. Should you decide to rhake the follow­
ing adjustments on your riding mower
yourself, Ariens Company recommends that
you call your deafer for answers to any ques­
tions that might arise.
Your Ariens riding mower may be tipped up on
its service bar arid blocked securely for ease of
access dUfing some adjustment procedures.
A
CAUTION: Refer to instructions in begin­
ning of Lubrication and Maintenance
Section when tipping riding mower.
WARNING: Stop engine, remove key,
wait for moving parts to stop and remove
wire from spark plug before attempting
any adjustment procedures.
CAUTION: DO NOT touch engineer trac­
tor parts which are hot from operation.
Allow such parts to cool before servicing
unit.
Seat
Adjust seat to suit operator by loosening four
cap screws under seat, sliding seat to a safe
comfortable operating position and tighten
cap screws.
Clutch and Brake
Clutch and brake adjustments are dependent
upon each other, if depressing Clutch and
Brake Pedal fully does not stop riding mower
and/or hold it on hill, brake must be adjusted.
With Speed Selector in neutral (N), depress
Clutch Pedal fully and engage Parking Brake.
Adjust double nuts on clutch rod until carrier
yoke clears neutral stop by 1/8 to
V a
inch.
Release Parking Brake and turn both rear
wheels by hand. They should rotate freely in
neutral (N) but not rotate with Speed Selector
in any other position.
Using two 1/2” wrenches (to avoid twisting or
distorting brake band), hold inner adjusting nut
with one wrench and loosen outer lock nut
with the other.
Turn rear wheel by hand while tightening inner
adjustment nut until brake band just binds on
hub. Back off adjusting nut 1-1/2 turns and
secure with locknut.
1. Neutral Stop
2. Brake Rod
3. Clutch Rod
4. Clutch Adjustment Nuts
5. Brake Adjustment Nuts
6. Brake Band
Figure 14: Clutch and Brake Adjustment
Test by fully depressing Clutch Pedal and try­
ing to turn wheels by hand, they should n o t ,
turn.
Mower Belt
Ariens Company recorrimends that mower belt
be adjusted after first five hours of operation.
(32” mower belt is self adjusting).
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