Great video! The camera was moved around to show us just what part you were working on and the detailed explanation of the procedure was super helpful. It' was also good to see how you resolve the minor problems you run into, like the loose set screws on the pulley shaft, supporting the back end of the blower with the table and the brake shoe in the in the way. Great video. Looking forward to more from you
Replaced both belts today. Your video was fantastic, it’s the exact model I have. I encountered the same issues you had. Thanks for the great video, couldn’t have done it without it.
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Can't say "thank you" enough for making this detailed, excellent video! I have this same blower, a M/N 924050 from right around 1980, and it's still rollin' along. I practically can't kill that dang Tecumseh 8-horse it's got on it, despite working the daylights out of it! [... more below ...] However, at long last, I'm starting to have to replace a few of blower's "wow, that finally wore out, didn't know that would ever happen!" type of parts. In fact, fooling around with my auger idler adjustment this week, my neighbor and I found that the auger shaft bearing (located behind that big auger-drive pulley) is severely shot. Not surprising, considering this monster has been through 39 Wisconsin winters! So when you showed the close-up of tightening that pulley back onto the shaft (as well as the details of splitting/reassembling the housings), I found that super-helpful! It goes a long way to understanding how I've gotta go in to change that bearing! So again, thanks so much, SUPER video!
WOW! You made the most thoroughly detailed and informative video of all the ones I have watched today. I'm sure I'll be back because I liked, subscribed and hit the notification bell. I am impressed! Thank you so much!
THANK YOU for listing all the tools right at the beginning of the video! I have to do an emergency belt change for a tenant of mine and I had to know what tools to bring.
Excellent video!!! Thanks for posting this. I have a newer (20yrs old this year) that I want to service this Spring once snow season is over and this video will help me tremendously with changing the belts (which are original). Just changed the spark plug (this past week no less) for the first time in 20yrs. Replaced the carburetor a few years back (the engine surged terribly with the old one). Other than that and oil changes and grease jobs, and the Tecumseh Sno-King engine/Ariens 1024 has been running like a champ! Thanks again...
Thanks for the video. I have this exact same model and the video made it easy. I used a table saw to lean the handles on when separating the 2 pieces. Worked great.
Thanks for the information very helpful. Also the way you explain every step gives us all confidence we can do everything we need to maintain our snowblower equipment.
Thank you very much for the video. Having just the old repair manual is no substitute for what you put into producing this video and seeing all the detail. I have a ST724 924048, which is a similar design. I also have to replace both idler pulleys because the bearings are shot.
excellent video !!!!! camera work and explanation was great. Enjoyed the tips on using the lift under the handle bars and the tension clamp on the handle bar lever. THANKS
Hi Barry, I'm glad this video gave you the confidence!! Just take your time and you'll get it :) I would suggest using OEM belts (Original Equipment Manufacturer) so you will not need to perform the task more often. I have learned that many after market belts especially snow thrower belts fail much sooner. Please give this video a thumbs up, subscribe and tell your friends to help my channel grow. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for commenting and the kind words.
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I installed a new drive belt on my 10/24 ariens . my belt came off from acorns in the pully. i hate mice, my belt fell behind the pully and i could not get it out from behind so i cut the belt, if the belt came off forward of the pully i would have used the same belt, i bought a new belt and it was alittle thinner and worked great, same ariens part no. i think they revised that belt for that problem, hope this helps.i could have loosened the pully and maybe got it but. good luck
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Quick question..I was replacing the belts on the same blower, the spring that attaches to the transmission tensioner was disconnected..can you tell me how that gets reattached?
@@rmp608 I unfortunately cannot say unless I see the machine. I work on so many I cannot remember but you should be able to possibly see a wear mark and you may need to take the bottom transmission skid plate off to see better.
Brad, thanks for another great vide. I think you saved me HUGE trouble! My snow blower is really close to the one you're working on here (its very old I bought it used). The wire clip that goes just over the auger belt you mention has two flat washers behind the clip, right? First the flat washers, then the clip, then the two bolts that have lock washers as well. Whoever worked on my snow blower last, put the two flats washers outside the clip so it sits closer to the engine, and the wire part is not quite over the belt. I think that may be the cause of some of the trouble I am having getting the auger to stop when i release the clutch?
i have a 1336 pro and it looks very similar to that so i think this will be very helpful and no trial and error any longer, tried to get it off from the bottom but the brake would not let me
@@JohnsonsSmallEngines thanks to your video it was so simple I only needed to change the one belt. I wasted twice the time trying to figure it out before saw you do it. Thanks again. 😊😊😊
awesome video, thanks!! Question for you, my ariens in 12 years old. Are there any bearings in the tensioner pulleys that should be replaced while I am in there??
The tensioner pulleys have bearings and you will just need to spin them to hear if they sound loud. If you want to replace the bearings they are inside the pulleys so you just replace the pulleys. It is up to you and your opinion on how they sound and look if you replace them or not.
Thanks for detailed video. Learned some good tips. I have this same setup on my 1976 Ariens ST824. My problem is with the "drive belt" or more specifically with the tensioner pulley that seems to get caught in the back position not putting tension on the belt -- so the belt slips off. I checked the pully spring and it is not broken. The arm holding the tension pulley seems to be loose with a lot of play front to back which I think causes the arm to hang up in the back position. Since the pulley spring is behind the big 12 inch belt pulley, I can't figure out a way to get back there to replace that spring. Can you tell me how to take off the big 12 inch belt pulley? If I take off the big center nut, will it come off easily. Need your help if you have some time. Thanks, Bill from Ohio PS: The old drive belt measured 33.6 inches. I already tried a 3/8" by 34 inch belt and it slipped off. I couldn't get a 33 inch belt onto the pulleys. I ordered a 33.6 inch belt today, but I still think the problem lies with the tensioner pulley assembly and or spring.
Hi Bill, I do not remember all of the machines I work on and they leave the shop so It is hard to understand what you are trying to say. If you would like to talk about it go to my website www.johnsonssmallengines.com and fill out the contact page. I will call you and if you can take a video of what you are looking at and send it to me once we have spoken, I'm sure i can get you going again!
Thorough explanation on a "how to" video. You're that type of RU-vidr that people can actually learn something from because you explain it so well. I have an Ariens ST1032 do you know if it takes the same belt as the one in your video? Mod#924073, Ser#009558. I was able to locate the service manual and parts manual online and I believe I have found the correct belt part numbers but I just didn't know if you had a quick reference to confirm my belt sizes match the belt sizes of the one in your video. Any help is appreciated but don't go out of your way if you don't want to.
Few days ago my sister's ST824 (932101) stopped throwing snow. I immediately thought "ok, it broke the belt. no problem." Order new belt. Go to swap it out and realize I didn't have the tools with me because it appears necessary to split the machine like you did here. Weird. My dad has a 1028 (924116) that snapped the auger belt the day before. I was able to change the belts without splitting the machine. Not sure why Ariens would design a machine that would have to be split to change a belt. "Engineer" has become a four-letter bad word to me over the years. For the record, the 932101 did not snap the belt. It does appear to be stretched enough to allow it to slip off the drive. I'll change it in a few weeks when it warms up.
You may need to do a little more work to put the belts on but the older Ariens snow throwers are built like tanks!! Verses the newer generation of snow throwers. :)
@@JohnsonsSmallEngines I agree. Those tecumseh engines can sure take a beating. Is the 932101 setup similar where you loosen the top bolts and the machine separates?
The reason they were made to split is because there were a small series of attachments that could replace the auger and gearbox. I know there was a rotary sweeper head, but can't remember what other attachments there were. It was a powered multi-tool for the day. There was a reason after all!
Take the model and serial number off of the tag on the machine and call your local Ariens dealer or you can go to a Ariens web site and get parts online.
