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    2 Section 1 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1.1 The Manu al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1.2 Serv ice and Repl acement P arts . . . . . . . 1-3 1.3 Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1.4 Unauthor ized Repla cement Pa rts . . . . . . 1-3 1.5 Disc laimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 1.1 THE MANUAL It is th e purpose of this manu al to provi de compl ete instruc tions for s ervice, m aintenance, d isassembl y , repair, and install ation of th e mechani cal co mponents for the 927 Rear Eng ine Rider Mowers. Dealer trained service p ersonne l should use this manual a s a suppl ement to and reminder o f the train ing session s c[...]

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    2 - 4 2.1 SAFETY ALERTS Look f or these sy mbols to point out important s afety precauti ons. They mean: Attentio n! Personal Saf ety Is Involved! Become Alert! Obey The Message! 2.2 SIGNAL WORDS The safet y alert sy mbol is us ed in decal s on the un it and w ith proper oper ation pr ocedures in this manu al. They ale rt you to the existen ce and [...]

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    2 - 5 2.9 SAFETY RULES W alk Around Inspecti on Complete a walk arou nd inspe ction of u nit and work area to underst and: • W or k ar ea. • Y our unit. • All safety d ecals. Wor k A re a AL WA YS c heck overhe ad and si de clearanc es carefull y before ope ration. A L WA YS be aware o f traffic when oper ating al ong streets or curbs . AL WA[...]

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    2 - 6 Controls Come to a compl ete stop b efore reve rsing. Neve r jerk the control le vers. Alw ays use a steady even ac tion to achi eve smooth c ontrol. Always be aware of obstr uctions that m ay cause inju ry to oper ator or dama ge to the un it. Keep al ert with eye s fixed in d irection o f travel. Maintenance AL WA Y S maintai n unit in safe[...]

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    3 - 7 SECTION 3 - SPECIFICATIONS Model N umber 927046 927047 927048 927049 Description Na me RM 1028E RM 1 132E RM 9028E RM 9030 E Battery 180 CC A 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA Brakes Drum Drum Drum Drum Steering Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pini on T urning Radius - in (cm) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) Tir e Si[...]

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    3 - 8 Model N umber 927050 927051 927052 927053 Description Na me RM 1232E RM 1332 RM 1330 R M 9028 Battery 180 CC A 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA Brakes Drum Drum Drum Drum Steering Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pini on T urning Radius - in (cm) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) Tir e Si ze Front 4.10-3.50 x4.00 4.1 0[...]

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    3 - 9 Model N umber 927054 927055 927056 927301 Description Na me RM 9030 RM 1332 RM 1330 RM 9028 E Battery 180 CC A 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA Brakes Drum Drum Drum Drum Steering Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pini on T urning Radius - in (cm) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) Tir e Si ze Front 4.10-3.50 x4.00 4.1 0[...]

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    3 - 10 Model N umber 927302 927303 927304 927305 Description Na me RM 1228E RM 1232E RM 1328 RM 1332 Battery 180 CC A 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA Brakes Drum Drum Drum Drum Steering Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pini on T urning Radius - in (cm) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) Tir e Si ze Front 4.10-3.50 x4.00 4.1 [...]

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    3 - 11 Model N umber 927306 927307 927308 927310 Description Na me RM 9028 RM 1328 RM 1332 RM 1028 Battery 180 CC A 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA Brakes Drum Drum Drum Drum Steering Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pinio n Gear & Pini on T urning Radius - in (cm) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) 26 (66) Tir e Si ze - Fron t 4.10-3.50 x4.00 4.1[...]

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    4 - 12 4.1 CONTROLS AND FEATURES SECTION 4 - GENERAL MAINTENA NCE & ADJUSTMENTS R N 1 2 3 4 5 6 Speed Selector Located on right hand side of driver's seat WARNING Read operator's manual. Understand location and function of all controls. Look down and behind before and while backing. Remove objects thatcould be thrown by the blade. Avo[...]

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    4 - 13 4.2 SERVICE POSITIONS Arien s Dealers will pro vide any s ervice or adjustm ents which m ay be requi red to keep your uni t operating at peak effici ency . Shoul d engine ser vice be r equired, contac t an Ariens dealer or an authoriz ed engine manufac turer ’s service center . Service Position Place unit on a flat level su rface. AL WA Y [...]

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    4 - 14 4.5 MOWER BELT ADJUSTM ENT Adjust mowe r belt after first fiv e (5) hours of operation. T o adjus t 28" and 3 0" mowers (F igure 5): 1. Place height co ntrol le ver in midnotch position , depres s spring clip and tighten yok e on front of unit with a 3/ 4" sock et wrench. 2. When ti ghtening cap screw , hold mowe r clutch leve[...]

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    4 - 15 3. Releas e parking b rake and turn both re ar wheels by hand . They should rotate freely in neutral (N) but not r otate with speed se lector in a ny other positi on. 4. Using t wo 1/2" wr enches (to avoid twisti ng or distorti ng brake band ), hold in ner adjusti ng nut with one w rench and l oosen outer lock nut wit h the other . 5. T[...]

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    4 - 16 Mower Pitch and Height Prope r blade pitch i s when the blade tip , measured from th e bottom su rface (Figu re 10), is 1/4" to 3/ 8" (6.4 to 9.9 mm) lower at fr ont of mower pan th an when same tip i s at rear of mo wer pan. Adjustin g front lift lin k raises or lowers front of mower pan and c hanges b oth cuttin g height a nd pit[...]

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    4 - 17 4.10 PINION AND ST EERING ADJUSTMENT For eas e of access to bottom of unit dur ing serv ice proce dures, your u nit may b e driven up on ramps or tipped u p onto bagg er attach ment service bar and brac ed secu rely . (Fo r uni t s with out a b agge r attachm ent, a service bar package is avai lable through your Ar iens Dealer .) On uni ts w[...]

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    5 - 18 5.1 ENGINE T R OUBLES HOOTING The follo wing troubleshooti ng char t is to be u sed to isola te engine pro b lems an d give possible causes and correcti v e actio n resp onses . The troubleshootin g ke y is gener ic and c an be use d f or se ver al type s of engin es. Use onl y those pos sible causes and correcti v e actions that apply to th[...]

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    5 - 19 For eas e of access to bottom of unit dur ing serv ice proc edu r es, yo ur r idi ng mow er ma y be dr ive n up on ramps or tipped up onto bagger a ttachment s ervice b ar and br ac ed secu rely . (Fo r uni ts w ithou t a b agge r attachm ent, a service bar package is avai lable through your Ar iens Dealer ). 5.2 ENG INE OIL See engi ne manu[...]

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    5 - 20 5.5 SPARK PLUG Spark pl ug shoul d be cleaned or replac ed (if neces sary) and gap reset to .03 0" every 1 00 hours of operati on or yearly whichever comes fir st. T o clean : 1. Remove debris fro m area arou nd spar k plug base. 2. Remove spark p lug from eng ine. 3. Scrape a nd wash s park plug w ith a comm ercial solvent. DO NO T bla[...]

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    5 - 21 Place washers be tween frame an d engine a t locatio ns where c ap screws wi ll be ins talled. Using ou ter bolt circl e secure eng ine to frame with four cap sc rews, wa shers and locknuts . T orque to 125 in-lbs (7.7 Nm). NOTE: On Ka wasaki engi nes torque cap screws to 18 ft-lbs (13.3 Nm). Figure 17 B riggs & Stratton Engine Figure 18[...]

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    6 - 22 6.1 ROTARY MOWER BELT REPLACEMENT 1. Diseng age (OUT) mower clutch lever . 2. Loosen three nuts securin g rear belt finger to bac k cover and rota te belt fin ger countercloc kwise to remove from unit. 3. On 32" mowers, remo ve mowe r pulley b elt finger, loosen cap scre w on clutc hing idl er and fi xed idle r to prov ide clear ance fo[...]

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    6 - 23 3. Sharp en both en ds of blade at ori ginal an gle (25 o ), remov ing equal amounts of material from e ach end to maint ain prop er blade bal ance. New b lades are balanc ed to within 1. 3 in. oz. at fa ctory . DO NOT grind around corner at tip of blade. If c utting edge of blade cannot be sharpen ed in a s traight line to within 1 /8 of an[...]

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    6 - 24 T o Remove Cowling 1. Remove throttle con trol knob. 2. Remove two scre ws secu ring throttl e contro l to dash pa nel. 3. Remove six s crews s ecuring dash p anel to cowling and rem ove dash pa nel. 4. Unp lug wires t o key swi tch. 5. Remove two taptit es secur ing stop to quadran t and remove stop. 6. Shift mowe r height lever and mowe r [...]

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    6 - 25 6.6 MOWER SPINDLE REMOVAL T o remov e the spindl e: 1. Remove two lock nuts securin g belt finger to pivot plate an d remove be lt finger . 2. Remove jam nut and lockwas her from t op of mower p ulley and r emove mo wer pulley . 3. Remove nuts, wash er and spr ing on brak e band. 4. Remove fastener fr om top of br ake band and remov e brake [...]

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    7 - 26 For eas e of access to bottom of unit dur ing serv ice proce dures, your u nit may b e driven up on ramps or tipped u p onto bagg er attach ment service bar and brac ed secu rely . (Fo r uni t s with out a b agge r attachm ent, a service bar package is avai lable through your Ar iens Dealer .) 7.1 ST EERING SHA FT GEARS T o remove s teering [...]

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    7 - 27 7.2 SPEE D SELECTOR Carrier Assembly Removal 1. Remove cotter pin a ttaching s hift link t o bellcran k and d isconnect shift li nk from b ellcrank . 2. Remove spring fro m clutch s haft. 3. Remove cotter pin fr om one en d of transfer shaft and remov e transfer sh aft from frame. 4. Unhoo k carrie r yoke from clutc h shaft and remove yoke a[...]

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    8 - 28 8.1 BRAKE DISASSEMBLY 1. Remove cotter pin s ecuring b rake rod to brake lever 2. Remove nuts and washers s ecuring brake band to brak e lev er . 3. Remove cotter pin from p in secur ing brake lever to brak e bra ck et. 4. Remove l ock nut and l ock washer securing friction wheel hu b to pinio n shaft and remove br ake asse mbly . 5. Check a[...]

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    9 - 29 9.1 REAR AXLE DISASSEMBLY 1. Remove wheel, hub cap, cotte r pin, an d retainer from s hort axle a nd remove shor t axle. 2. Remove roll pin i n long ax le and remov e long axle along wi th washer on inside of axle. 3. Inspec t all parts for wear or damage an d replace as nece ssar y . 4. Ass emb le in re vers e ord er . 9.2 GEAR CAS E REMOVA[...]

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    9 - 30 9.1 GEAR CASE DISA SSEMBLY 1. Remove l ocknut fro m friction dis c hub and rem ove hub a nd woodruff ke y in pini on shaft. 2. Remove fl ange whiz lock scr ews in cove r and using slots p rovi de d pr y cover o f f. 3. Inspec t breather i n cover an d clean or replace. 4. R emov e cov er gask et. 5. Remove p inion shaft bea ring and axle bea[...]

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    9 - 31 Friction Wheel W ear Guide Figure 31[...]

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    10 - 32 10.1 V ANE INSTALLATION Since vanes gener ally req uire more p ower and genera te more, try baggi ng without van es first. If performa nce is s atisfactor y , use bagger wi thout van es. General ly broad l eaf grasses can be cut and bagged without v anes. Fin e grasses or extremely damp condi tions may re qui re vane s. Secure vanes ( FRONT[...]

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    10 - 33 10.3 LOWER BOOT INS TALLATION 28" and 30" Mower Pans Lift defl ector , slide bo ttom edge o f lower bo ot between runner a nd bottom ed ge of mo wer pan. Position tab of defl ector bra cket in hol e of boot a nd into pan at r ear of disc harge op ening (brack et holds deflector awa y from boot). S ecure with win g nut on boot cl i[...]

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    11 - 34 1 1.1 SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM Check the safety interlock s ystem to mak e sure that it is functi oning pr operly . Ride r must not s tart unless speed s elector i s in neutra l (N) and mo wer clutch is diseng aged (OUT). Engine M UST stop if operator leaves seat whe n speed s elector is in any d rive positi on or with mo wer clutch engaged [...]

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    11 - 35 After c leaning, a pply a thin coat of gre ase or petrol eum jelly to terminal s and ca ble end s, to ret ard corro sion. Reinsta ll batter y . T o charge b attery remove bat tery from ridin g mower , remov e vents and c harge a t a rate of 1.2 amps f or 10 hours on a fully d ischarged bat tery . IMPORT ANT : Charging at a highe r rate will[...]

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