Ariens C-2014R User Manual

Date: February 26, 2014 No. C-2014R

Replaces C-2014

Service Campaign

Ariens Company
655 W. Ryan St.
Brillion, WI 54110
www.ariens.com

Product Family: Ariens Compact Sno-Thro, Ariens Compact Track Sno-Thro, Sno-Tek,

Ariens PB-28, Gravely PB- 28

Subject: Important Product Safety Recall
Dealer Action: STOP SALE – Repair Immediately

Ariens Company has identified a potential safety concern on models and serials listed in the table below.
The auger drive pulley, #00268951, may develop a crack which could affect the brake's ability to stop the
auger/impeller, resu lti ng in an uns afe co ndi tio n.

Dealers are instructed to Stop Sale Immediately
serial ranges listed. Additionally, dealers are asked to contact consumers who purchased affected
machines from your dealership to coordinate repair of those machines as soon as possible. Ariens
Company is sending a letter to registered owners of all affected machines alerting them to this situation.

Ariens Company has been reworking product since this issue was identified, and all machines which have
been reworked by Ariens Company will have a black check mark on the carton label as well as the model/
serial label on the machine.

Dealers are asked to order kit #52001800 and install it on each affected unit. The kit consists of a
replacement pulley and hub assembly. Dealers should file a warranty claim for each pulley replacement
using a flat rate code of 20999. Please make sure that the machine is within the model/serial numbers
listed below. Warranty claims will be reimbursed for 0.50 at the dealer's standard shop labor rate.

Please direct any questions to Ariens Technical Service at:

of any unsold inventory which falls into the model and

(888) 927 – 4367

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Date: February 26, 2014 No. C-2014R

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Model Description Serial Number Range

920013 Ariens ST22LE Compact

Sno-Thro

920014 Ariens ST24LE Compact

Sno-Thro

920021 Ariens ST22LE Compact

Sno-Thro

920022 Ariens ST24LET

Compact Track Sno –
Thro

920402 Sno-Tek 24E 143967 – 145036, 145062, 145095, 145097, 145500 – 145591,

920403 Sno-Tek 28E 126501 – 127141, 127143 – 127145, 127185, 127197 – 127237,

921025 Ar iens PB-28 All-S eason

Brush

921026 Gravely PB-28 All-

Season Brush
921313 Ariens 28” Brush – CE 40163 – 40174
939401 Sno-Tek 20E 90112, 90140 – 90619, 90621 – 90623

124912 – 124935, 124937 – 125008, 125037 – 125060,
125094 – 125271

142966 – 142999, 143264 – 143272, 143274 – 143281,
143284 – 143287, 143289, 143291 – 143304, 143306 – 143309,

143313 – 143432, 143434 – 143435, 143439 – 143445, 143448,
143450 – 143462, 143466 – 143467, 143469 – 143496, 143500,
143502 – 143506, 143511, 143513 – 143518, 143520 – 143535,

143700 – 143728
3089 – 3100, 3510 – 3940, 3942 – 4360, 4363, 4365 – 4372,
4374 – 4377, 4382 – 4384, 4386, 4389 – 4398, 4400, 4404 – 4405,

4409, 4411 – 4415, 4418 – 4593, 4595 – 4617, 4619 – 4621, 4623 –
5815, 5817, 5819 – 5847, 5849 – 5883, 5885 – 5886, 5893 – 5895,
5899, 6000 – 6151, 6153 – 6172

531 – 576, 701 – 712

145593 – 145594, 145596, 145598 – 145699, 146057

127241 – 127291, 127293 – 127326, 127328 – 127338,
127340 – 127341

40600 – 40660

40061 – 40079

ATTACHMENT DRIVE BELT PULLEY REPLACEMENT – SNO-TH RO & SNO-TE K MODELS

Models 920013, 920014, 920021, 920022, 920402, 920403, 939401

Remove Attachment Drive Belt

(Figures 1, 2 and 3)

1. Shut off engine, remove key, disconnect spark plug wire and allow unit to cool completely.

2. Loosen the hardware securing belt cover to unit.

NOTE: DO NOT completely remove the hardware from unit.

3. Remove belt cover.

4. Remove gear cover from top of chute pedestal.

5. Remove spring clip pin from chute crank and separate.

6. Remove remote deflector control cable from control lever if equipped).

7. Remove belt finger by removing cap screws mounting belt finger to engine (Figure 2).

8. Remove attachment drive belt from engine sheave (it may be necessary to turn engine sheave using
recoil starter handle).

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Figure 1

1

2

3

4

1. Pinion Gear

2. Belt Cover

3. Spring Clip Pin

4. Chute Crank

5. Gear Cove r

6. Chute Pedestal

6

5

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CAUTION: Always support Sno-Thro frame and housing when loosening the cap screws

holding them together. Never loosen cap screws while unit is in service position.

IMPORTANT: To avoid bending bottom cover when tipping unit apart, support handlebars firmly or tip unit
up on housing and remove bottom cover by removing six cap screws before separating unit.

9. Support Sno-Thro frame and housing.

10. Remove hex bolts securing housing to frame (two on each side). Tip housing and frame apart on
pivot pin.

11. Separate housing from unit.

12. Remove attachment drive belt from attachment pulley.

13. Remove attachment pulley and discard. DO NOT reuse pulley.

14. Replace attachment pulley with kit #52001800. Torque to 120 lbs-in.

Replace Attachment Drive Belt

NOTE: Engage attachment clutch lever while connecting housing to frame to hold brake out of the way.

IMPORTANT: With the attachment clutch lever engaged, the belt finger located opposite the belt idler must

be less than 1/8" (3.2 mm) from the belt, but not touching the belt, or belt grabbing may occur causing
impeller to rotate while the attachment clutch is disengaged (Figure 3).

1. Place new belt onto attachment pulley (Figure 2).

2. Tip housing and frame back together and secure with hex bolts.

3. Place belt onto engine sheave.

4. Replace belt finger.

5. Adjust clutch (see Attachment Clutch/Brake Adjustment on page 5).

WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Auger must stop within 5 seconds when attachment lever
is released or serious injury or unit damage may result.

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