Ariens 932025-027 manual

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 - 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 932 Snow-T hro. 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 conduc ted b[...]

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 I nvolved! 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[...]

2 - 5 2.9 SAFETY RULES W alk Around Inspectio n Complete a walk arou nd inspe ction of u nit and work area to underst and: • W or k ar ea. • Y our uni t. • 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 W[...]

2 - 6 Before maintenan ce, ad justments , or serv ice (exc ept where s pecifical ly recommend ed), shu t off engine. Allow hot par ts to co ol. Keep un it free of dirt, sto nes, and ot her debris. Clean up oil or fuel spill s. Storage DO NOT store un it inside a buildin g with fuel i n the fuel tank w here an y ignit ion sou rces are present. A llo[...]

3 - 7 SECTION 3 - SPECIFICATIONS Model N umber 932025 932026 932027 932029 932030 Description ST 5+2 ST 524 ST 724 ST 824 ST 5+2 Engine HSK-50 HSK-50 HSK-70 HSK-80 HSK-50 Manuf actur er T ecum seh T ecums eh T e cumseh T ecums eh T ecums eh Fue l Unl eaded Unlea ded Unlea ded Unlea ded Unlea ded Fuel T ank Capacity - qt (L) 2 (1.9) 2 (1.9) 4 (3.8) [...]

3 - 8 Model Nu mber 932031 932032 932033 932300 932301 Descri ption ST 524 ST 724 ST 724 ST 524 CE ST 524 s Engine HSK-50 HSK-70 HSK-70 HSK-50 HSK-50 Manufacturer Te c u m s e h Te c u m s e h Te c u m s e h Te c u m s e h Te c u m s e h Fuel Unle aded Unleaded Unleaded Unleaded U nleaded Fuel T ank Capacity - qt (L) 2 (1.9) 4 (3.8) 4 (3.8) 2 (1.9)[...]

3 - 9 Model N umber 932034 932302 932303 932304 932305 Description ST 724 ST 524 ST 724 ST 824 ST 5 24 Engine HSK-70 HSK-50 HSK-70 HSK-80 HSK-50 Manuf actur er T ecum seh T ecums eh T ecums eh T ecums eh T ecums eh Fue l Unl eaded Unlea ded Unlea ded Unlea ded Unlea ded Fuel T ank Capacity - qt (L) 4 (3.8) 2 (1.9) 4 (3.8) 4 (3.8) 2 (1.9) Idle RPM 1[...]

3 - 10 Model N umber 932306 932307 Description ST 724 ST 724 Engine HSK-70 HSK-70 Manuf actur er T ecu mseh T e cumseh Fue l Unl eaded Unlea ded Fuel T ank Capacity - qt (L) 4 (3.8) 4 (3.8) Idle RPM 1800 1800 Governed RPM 3600 3600 Crank Case Capacity - oz (L) 21 (.62) 21 (.62) Engine O il T ype 5W30 Wi nter 30W Summe r 5 W30 Winter 30W Su mmer Spa[...]

4 - 11 4.1 CONTROLS AND FEATURES SECTION 4 - GENERAL MAINTENA NCE & ADJUSTMENTS 1. T ractio n Drive Lev er 2. Attachmen t Clutch Le ver 3. Engine Ign ition and Key 4. Primer Bulb 5. Choke 6. Throttle 7. Speed Sele ctor 8. Recoil Start er Handle 9. Chute Cr ank 10.Disc harge Chut e Deflec tor 1 1. Di sch arge Chute 12.Auger 13.Impe ller 14.Scrap[...]

4 - 12 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 s ervice be r equired , contac t an Ariens dealer or an authoriz ed engine manufac turer ’s service center . Belt Service Position T o ensur e the unit is positio ned in [...]

4 - 13 T o add fuel to the fuel tank: 1. Refuel th e unit onl y in a wel l ventilate d, open area. 2. Stop the engine an d allow to cool. 3. Clean th e fuel cap and the area around th e fuel cap to p revent dirt from en tering the fue l tank. Remove the cap fr om the fuel tan k. 4. Fill the fue l tank to w ithin 1/2’ (3.1 cm) below bottom of fill[...]

4 - 14 4.6 AUGER GEARCASE IMPORT ANT : T oo muc h lubrican t may cau se excess ive leakag e. T oo little lubricant will cause gear and/or bearing dam age. Prop er oil lev el must be maintai ned for oper ation. Gear cases ar e fil led t o the c orrec t leve l at th e facto ry . Unless there is e vidence of leakage, n o additio nal lubrica nt should [...]

4 - 15 4.8 ATTACHMENT DRIVE BELT T o Replace the Attachment Dri ve Belt: 1. Shut off engi ne and all ow to cool co mpletely . 2. Pl ace u nit in Belt S er vice P osit ion. 3. Support handlebar. 4. Loosen l ower cap sc rews holdi ng attach ment to frame (one on each s ide). 5. Remove up per cap sc rews. 6. Separat e housing from unit. Lo wer handleb[...]

4 - 16 T o Replace the T raction Drive Belt 1. Place unit in the B elt Servi ce Positio n. 2. Pull idler away from belt ( Figure 6) and rem ove belt from id ler pull ey , engine and dr ive pul ley (it may b e neces sary to turn e ngine pul ley using re wind starter ). 3. Rotate bel t fingers o ut and a way from bel t and pulley by remov ing one cap[...]

4 - 17 The chute bracket an d gear str ap are also slotted fo r verti cal adju stment of t he disch arge ch ute. Loosen mountin g nut and move disc harge chute up or down so that chu te ring is approximat ely cent ered between retainer cl ip and lower rin g. Retighten . Runners Runners should be adjus ted as co ndi tio ns require. Raisin g or lower[...]

4 - 18 Attachment Clutch/I mpeller Brake T o check i mpeller br ake: 1. T ip unit forward o nto auger/im peller h ousing. 2. Remove bottom cov er by remov ing four ca p screws . 3. Measur e distance b etween imp eller brake s hoe pad and be lt with atta chmen t clutch eng aged (Figure 10). Impell er brake sho e should be 1/16" (1.6 mm) m inimu[...]

4 - 19 T raction Drive Clutch Adjus t traction clutch t o compen sate for wear of friction wheel whe n slippage occurs. T o adjus t traction clu tch: 1. Place speed se lecto r in First (1) forwar d and tip unit forward onto housing . 2. With on e hand, pul l the wheel drive cl utch arm upward unt il a positiv e stop is obtain ed (Figure 12). With t[...]

5 - 20 5.1 LOWER HANDLEBAR Remove nut and was her attachi ng lower hand lebar to each s ide of frame and remove lower han dlebar . Check parts for we ar or replac ement. Assem ble, usi ng reve rse proce dure. 5.2 ATTACHMENT CLUTCH HAN DLE Remove (2) push n uts, pin and ( 2) screws holding Clutch Hand le and piv ot to upper handleb ar . Remove pivot[...]

6 - 21 6.1 ENGINE T ROUBLESHOOTING The follo wing trou bleshoot ing chart i s to be used t o isola te engine p roblems and give po ssible causes and correc tive action responses . The troubles hooting key is generic and can be used for sever al types of e ngines. Use only thos e possibl e causes and correcti ve actions th at apply t o the unit. SEC[...]

6 - 22 See yo ur engin e manual fo r informati on on the o pera- tion and maintenan ce of you r engine . Follow those instruc tions for oi l and fil ter changes . 6.2 REMOVING THE E NGINE 1. D rain ga soli n e. 2. Place unit in the B elt Servi ce Positio n. 3. Remove both belts from the engine pulle ys. Remove pul ley s. 4. If the unit has a bracke[...]

7 - 23 7.1 WHEELS AND AXLE The wheel s are bolted direct ly to the axl e shaft. T o remov e the wheels, loosen th e bolt and nut. Push the bolt out and slid e the wheel hub off of the ax le. T o remove the a xle, 1. Place the unit in th e Upright Service Pos ition. 2. Remove both wheels . 3. 724 Mode ls- Rem ove bolt and nut from th e gear and sl i[...]

8 - 24 8.1 FRICTION WHEE L 1. T o repla ce frictio n wheel, tip un it up onto housing on a lev el surfac e. 2. Remove bottom cov er by remov ing four ca p screws . 3. Remove right hand wh eel, tire. 4. Remove bearing flan ge scr ews on the ri ght hand side of t he frame. Remov e bearing flange on fram e (Figur es 16 and 17). 5. Remove the hairpin f[...]

8 - 25 8.2 FRICTION WHEEL CARRIER The fric tion whee l carrier is not repaira ble and i s replaced when neede d. Inspec t the carri er when the fric tion w heel is serv iced. 8.3 DRIVE PLATE The dri ve plate can be removed and insp ected when the dri ve system, fr iction pla te, and axl e have be en remov ed. Refer to th e appropri ate sections of [...]

9 - 26 9.1 AUGER/IMPELLER REMOVAL Place unit in the B elt Servi ce Positio n. 1. Remove three nuts ho lding pul ley to hu b and remov e pulley an d key . 2. Loosen set screw in hub and remove hub. 3. Remove three nuts ho lding bea ring fla nge to housin g and rem ove bearin g flange (F igure 20). 4. Remove tw o cap screws and lock washers on e ach [...]

9 - 27 9.4 DISCHARGE CHUTE T o remove discharge ch ute unbol t the chute posi tioning assem bly from the discharg e chute. Tip discharg e chute fo rward and l ift. NOTE: Chute mus t rotate free ly . T o adju st the gears tighten or loosen the lower nut (Figure 21) . This will adjust th e spring te nsion on the gears. W ARNIN G: DO NOT put hands o r[...]

9 - 28 9.5 RUNNERS Runners should be adjus ted as co ndi tio ns require (Fig ure 22). Rai sing or lo wering r unners co ntrols distan ce scrape r blade is held abov e surface being cleared. When op erating m achine on gr avel surfac e, lower runner s so tha t housing will not pick up gr avel. On concrete , blacktopped or packed dow n snow surfaces,[...]

10 - 29 10.1 ALUMINUM GEAR CASE 1. Remove auger/im peller and g ear case f rom housin g referring t o Auge r/Impell er Section . 2. Remove six bol ts that hol d right and l eft gear ca se hal ves tog ethe r (Fi gur e 23). 3. If flange bushing s need re placement, fi rst remove seals from outsi de of ge arcase hal ves with a screwd r i ve r . Flange[...]

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