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Re: Ariens ST724 Drive Issues
#1 Jan 24, 2012 10:07 pm |
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For getting the friction disk to slide, clean the hex shaft with carb fluid and tissue or a rag. Then coat with lub, just about any. If your shifter is still sticking after that and your friction disk and clutch action are ok then ? Possibly your linkage rods are bent or something rusted or out of adjustment under the dash. From what you said you did it would seem the issue is outside of the tractor base. Ok, I must be referring to things by the wrong name, the friction disk I was assuming was the aluminum plate, the hex shaft is well lubed and the friction wheel (rubber coated wheel) moves back and forth easily with the gear selector lever. When it works right (which it did after I got it back from the shop 3 years ago) all gears match with selector position even with all the rust along the rods etc. I will try adjusting as suggested, and look up the service manual so I can figure out lubing the shaft the aluminum disk slides on a little better. Thanks all for the advice, hopefully I can fix it without paying a shop.
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Re: Ariens ST724 Drive Issues
#2 Jan 24, 2012 7:00 pm |
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Thanks for the advice, I played with the adjustment so that everything moved freely with the lever released and stopped with the lever engaged, that's why I'm thinkin its not an adjustment issue. Is there a guide available that shows how to remove the friction disk and drive belt assembly to try greasing it up better? If the adjustment is correct what other issues could be causing this? I'm fairly mechanically inclined, however I was at a loss trying to stunble my way through removing things without breaking them.
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Ariens ST724 Drive Issues
#3 Jan 24, 2012 2:22 pm |
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I am having some issues with my snow thrower. Model # - 924075. Last week I started it and got it running good, however the drive didn't engage, I pulled the bottom plate and found the friction disk was not coming up to the wheel, also there seemed to be no movement when engaging the lever, today I pulled it apart and tried figuring out how to remove the wheels to try freeing them up as they are both in good shape, I couldn't figure it out, I did however adjust the tension nut to bring the friction disk higher up and applied some 3 in 1 to the shaft which appeared to improve the movement, I got everything working right by hand in the service position, but when I started it and ran it the drive wouldn't disengage and it's hard to shift between gears. Did I just over adjust the tension nut or is there a bigger problem? How do I remove the friction wheel assembly to lube the shaft better and will that help? Thanks in advance for any help.
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