Ariens 51121600, Instruction Sheet

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5. Install square key (item 7) and wave washer
(item 8).
6. Install belt channel guides and belt crank guide
(item 10) using four 12-24 x 1/4" screws (item 11).
IMPORTANT: Do not use original screws. Do not over
tighten.
7. Replace blade adapter, blade, flat washer, lock
washer and bolt on shaft and torque to 37.5 – 50
lbf-ft (51 – 68 N-m).
NOTICE: Bolt must fully compress lock washer.
8. Connect the wheel drive cable spring to the
transmission bracket.
9. Adjust wheel drive cable (see Adjust Wheel Drive
Control on page 8).
10. Connect spark plug wire.
REASSEMBLY
Models 911176, 177
See Figure 12
1. Route belt (item 9) through belt channel.
2. Route belt around transmission pulley and reinstall
transmission bracket and hardware.
3. Rotate transmission back into position.
4. Loop belt over crankshaft end.
5. Model 911176 only: Install spacer (item 6) onto
crankshaft.
IMPORTANT: Install new engine pulley (item 2) with thick
side of pulley on top. See Figure 12 for orientation.
6. Install key (item 7) and wave washer (item 8).
7. Install belt channel guides and belt crank guide
(item 10) using four 12-24 x 1/4" screws (item 11).
IMPORTANT: Do not use original screws. Do not over
tighten.
8. Reinstall BBC baffle and tighten hardware.
9. Install washers and BBC assembly on engine shaft.
Ensure that key in BBC is aligned with keyway on
engine shaft. See Figure 12.
10. Reinstall BBC spring.
11. Using pry bar, rotate BBC assembly clockwise until
anti-rotation arm is aligned with shoulder bolt
bracket. Install bolt and fully tighten. See Figure 13.
12. Using a 1/4" (6 mm) pry bar or similar into the clutch
actuating lever. Pry lever to the right (clockwise).
Figure 11
Item 6
(911174, 178, 375, 379 Only)
Item 9
Item 1
Item 7
Item 11
Item 10
Item 8
Figure 12
Item 6
(911176 Only)
Item 9
Item 2
Item 7
Item 11
Item 8
Item 10
06400926 Washer
911176: Qty = 2
911177: Qty = 1