Ariens C-2014R manual

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    Page 1 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 Ariens Com pany has ident ified a po tential s afety concer n on mode ls and s erials li sted in t he table be low. The auge r drive p ulley, #0 0268951, m ay devel op a crack wh ich coul d affect th e brake's a bility to stop the auger/im pel le r, resu lti ng in an uns afe co [...]

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    Page 2 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 ATTACHMENT DRIVE BELT PULLEY REPLACEME NT – SNO-THRO & SNO-TEK MODELS Models 920 013, 92001 4, 92002 1, 920022, 920402, 920 403, 939 401 Remove Attach ment Drive Belt (Figures 1, 2 and 3) 1. Shut off engine , remove key , d isconn ect spark p lug wire and allow unit to co ol co[...]

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    Page 3 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 IMPORT ANT : T o avo id bendin g bottom c over when ti pping uni t apart, suppo rt handlebar s firmly or tip unit up on hous ing an d remove bo ttom c over by r emoving s ix cap screws be fore separa ting unit. 9. Support Sno-Th ro frame an d housing . 10. Rem ove hex b olts securin [...]

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    Page 4 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 6. Replace c hute crank and sec ure with spring cl ip pin. • If Equ ipped: Reco nnect remote de flector ca ble to co ntrol l ever . 7. Replace g ear cover on top of chu te pede stal. 8. Run in the attachment belt(see Run -in Attachm ent Belt on page 4). 9. R epl ace be lt cov er an[...]

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    Page 5 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 ATTACHMENT CLUTCH/BRA KE ADJUSTME NT Remove Attach ment Cable S lack (Figure s 4 and 5) 1. Shut off engine , remove key , d isconn ect spark p lug wire and allow unit to co ol compl etely . 2. Loose n hardware s ecuri ng belt cover to unit. 3. DO NOT c ompletely remove the hardw are [...]

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    Page 6 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 8. Draw a ch eck mar k on the m odel/ser ial numb er label wi th an indel ible bl ack mar king pen to signify that the repair has be en completed (Figure 6). Figure 5 With the a ttac hmen t cl utc h diseng aged, check the attachm ent idler ar m position here . Th e a tta chme nt idl [...]

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    Page 7 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 ATTACHMENT DRIVE BELT PULLEY REPLACEME NT – POWER BRUSHES Models 921 025, 92102 6, 92131 3 Remove Att achment Drive Belt (Figure s 7 and 8) 1. Shut off engine , discon nect spark plug w ire and a llow unit to cool comp letely . 2. Remove the hardwar e attaching th e remote trigger [...]

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    Page 8 of 8 Date: Februa ry 26, 2014 No. C-2014 R Replaces C-2014 IMPORT ANT : With the clut ch le ver enga ged, the bel t finger located o pposite th e belt idl er mus t be less than 1/8 in . (3.2 mm ) from th e belt, but not touchi ng the bel t, or belt grabbing may occur causing b rush to rotate while the attachment clutc h is disen gag ed (Fig [...]