mtbmike
Joined: Jan 20, 2009
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Ariens 932027 snowblower won't drive when cold
Original Message Jan 19, 2009 7:04 pm |
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HI! new to the forum, looks like lots of great reading here, glad to have found it.
wonder if I could get some advice on my Ariens 7hp, ST724, model# is 932027
problem started as wouldn't disengage drive when i pulled in the clutch, continued
to chug forward, wheels were locked when i dragged it backwards.
did some maintenance. Replaced the drive belt, the friction wheel looked pretty good
to me, still plenty of rubber on it.
problem remained, and now for the past 2 uses, it hasn't wanted to drive forward or
reverse at all when cold (stored in unheated garage). VERY hard to shift to any gear,
pretty much had to force it. Pushed it forward, within a minute or 2 it was driving itself,
although i *think* top speed was less that it used to be (could be wrong here..)
do i have a friction wheel problem, or possible some sort of contamination on the
friction plate? any ideas would be much appreciated
thanks!
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