Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Greetings, All!

I have an 11 hp ohv Sears Craftsman snowthrowerand I have to replace the rh auger blade which is on a sleeve fitting over a shaft.
I  am trying to bring the entire auger assembly out of the housing  to get clearance to remove the blade, but the shaft from the impeller will not come loose (although I've taken out the bolts holding the impeller to the shaft and it just spins, so that's not holding it)...

so... the question: do I have to split the machine and go in from the drive side?
and... what is the function of that roll pin?
and, most of all, is there a quicker way to do this, ideally before the next snowfall brings us to 5 feet on the ground? ; )

Bill near North Bay Ontario

The quickest way would be to cut out the RH side of the auger bucket, remove/replace the rake, then weld the cutoff piece back on. Otherwise, you have to remove the impeller belt pulley, side auger bearings/retainers, and slide the whole thing forward. Only then could you remove the rake.

Marty

Thanks, Marty!

I have the thing apart now, did it the long way... fortunately the machine is just nicely out of warranty so things were not badly corroded.

When Sears calls on you to design the next generation of snowthrowers, get them to make removable sides to the bucket or a two-piece drive shaft. ; )

Bill

Bill - the Murray/Sears machines from the 1970's actually had REMOVABLE SIDES. This made for very easy auger assembly work! Obviously, its cheaper(?) to manufacture them as a one piece unit...

Marty

Majorxlr8n wrote:

Marty, This would be on equipment thats your own, right? You wouldn't do this method unless you had the owners permission ,would you? I'd be crucifed up here if i done that with out owners permission.

snowballdgs wrote:

He DID ask for the EASIEST way, didn't he? Its HIS machine. As for a customer's machine, I won't even entertain your question...

Marty