Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341
U Joints for Ariens snowblower shute crank Original Message Jun 4, 2005 7:24 am
I've put together the tractor unit for the 1970 Ariens I've been refurbishing.
The new Intek OHV engine interferes with the original crank, which was a straight rod. Other Ariens blowers use tow universal joints to change the angle. Only issue is they're about $25 each at the dealer.
Any reasonable alternatives? For $50 I can probably find an entire parts snowblower.
Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341
Re: U Joints for Ariens snowblower shute crank Reply #4 Jun 5, 2005 7:21 am
Great ideas everyone . One of the ujoints has to disconnect with a hitch pin (to drop the blower housing and change belts). So I'll try the McMaster Carr choice.
