TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSES (Refer to Key Below) CORRECTIVE ACTION Black Exhaust 20, 22, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33 repair or replace Blue/White Exhaust 4, 20, 25, 31, 33, 34 repair or replace Difficult Starting 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 29, 31, 32, 33 repair or replace Erratic Running 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 23, 26, 29, 33, 59, 62 repair or replace Excessive Fuel Consumption 20, 22, 23, 25, 39, 31, 32, 33 repair or replace High Oil Pressure 4, 41 repair or replace Knocking 22, 26, 29, 31, 33, 36, 46, 59 rep

The descriptions and specifications contained in this manual were in effect at printing. Equipment described within this manual may be optional. Some illustrations may not be applicable to your unit. 1.6 TECHNICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS Ariens Technical Service communicates information to the field using Service Letters, Service Bulletins, Product Notices, and Campaigns. Each communication signifies a type of information and priority. The dealer is responsible to carry out the directive provided

Keep hands and feet away. Loose clothing, long hair or scarves can get caught in rotating parts and cause death or serious injury. IMPORTANT: Use only Ariens Shear Bolts for replacement. Use of any other type of shear bolt may result in severe damage to the unit. Occasionally a foreign object may enter the auger/ impeller housing and jam the auger, breaking Shear Bolts which secure the auger to the shaft (Figure 6). This allows auger to turn freely on the shaft preventing damage to the gear driv

3. Remove left hand axle from unit. 4. Remove roll pin from right hand axle, then remove differential from axle while sliding axle from unit. (Differential is serviced as a complete assembly.) 5. Check left hand axle bushings and other parts for wear or damage and replace as necessary. 6. Reassemble in reverse order. 7.2 SPUR GEAR AND AXLE Place unit in Upright Service Position. 1. Remove lockout pins and wheels (Figure 15). 2. Remove retaining rings outside of bearings. 3. Remove retaining ring

Place unit in the Belt Service Position. 1. Remove three nuts holding pulley to hub and remove pulley and key. 2. Loosen set screw in hub and remove hub. 3. Remove three nuts holding bearing flange to housing and remove bearing flange (Figure 19). 4. Remove two cap screws and lock washers on each side of blower housing holding rake shaft in position and remove bushing. 5. Remove three lock nuts attaching bearing support to housing and remove bearing support. 6. Grasp auger assembly and pull gear

Belt Guard Cover 4. Tapping Screw 2 3 4 1 Figure 2 Belt Service Position To place unit into Belt Service position: 1. Draw gas from gas tank to prevent spilling. 2. Remove the two screws from the belt guard and remove the guard, Figure 2. 3. Extract the pin for the chute crank at the universal connection nearest the chute. 4.3 FILLING THE FUEL TANK 4. Loosen the belt finger guards at the pulley and pivot away from the belts. 5. Remove the attachment drive belt from the engine pulley. 6. To avoid

21 oz. 21 oz. 21 oz. 21 oz. Engine Oil 5W30 below 40o 30W above 40o 5W30 below 40o 30W above 40o 5W30 below 40o 30W above 40o 5W30 below 40o 30W above 40o 5W30 below 40o 30W above 40o Spark Plug Gap/Type .030/Champion .030/Champion .030/Champion .030/Champion .030/Champion Drive/Differential Disc-O-Matic/No Disc-O-Matic/Yes Disc-O-Matic/Yes Disc-O-Matic/Yes Disc-O-Matic/Yes Speeds-Forward 6 6 6 6 6 -Reverse 2 2 2 2 2 Tire Size 16/6.50-8 16/4.80-8 16/6.50-8 16/6.50-8 16/6.50-8 Tire Pressure 20 PS

GEAR) Remove auger/impeller and gear case from housing referring to Auger/Impeller Section. Remove four bolts from bearing flange (Figure 22). Remove flange and gasket. NOTE: At this point bronze gear cannot be removed. Using bearing adjustment wrench remove adjustment plug. While holding input shaft in one hand and using a mallet, strike case until bearing cone pops out of the case. Bronze gear can then be removed from case. After bronze gear is removed, input shaft can then be removed. NOTE: I

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5. Replace bottom cover. 3 1. Drive Belt 2. Brake Shoe and Pad 3. 1/16" (1.6 mm) minimum Figure 9 OS0660 Traction Drive Clutch Adjust traction clutch to compensate for wear of friction wheel when slippage occurs. To adjust traction clutch, place speed selector in First (1) Forward and tip unit forward onto housing. With traction clutch disengaged turn wheels while tightening Adjustment Nut at clutch yoke until wheels begin to drag (Figure 10). Engage and release traction clutch to align clutch l