I picked up this blower used. The auger wouldn't spin so I replaced auger belt and drive belt they were both chewed up pretty bad. Now the drive and auger both work however the drive belt keeps slipping off. It literally slipped off just sitting in the garage. Very weird.
The belt appears tight and I am certain it is ran correctly. Did some digging in the manual it says to have the "traction drive clutch spring" expand 1/2 inch when lever is engaged(pg 26 owners manual). So i made sure that was done and it checks out and it did.
The idler pulley has a slight wobble to it but not sure if that could be the problem. As far as I can tell you can't adjust idler pulley for the drive system.
The new belts were ordered from an Ariens Dealer and I gave them the serial # so can't imagine its the wrong belt.
What other things could I check?
Here are the owners/parts manuals:
Ariens Order Owners Manuals
And I will take a few pictures maybe you guys can spot something.
The belt appears tight and I am certain it is ran correctly. Did some digging in the manual it says to have the "traction drive clutch spring" expand 1/2 inch when lever is engaged(pg 26 owners manual). So i made sure that was done and it checks out and it did.
The idler pulley has a slight wobble to it but not sure if that could be the problem. As far as I can tell you can't adjust idler pulley for the drive system.
The new belts were ordered from an Ariens Dealer and I gave them the serial # so can't imagine its the wrong belt.
What other things could I check?
Here are the owners/parts manuals:
Ariens Order Owners Manuals
And I will take a few pictures maybe you guys can spot something.