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

Does anyone know what the original lube was for an auger gearcase from an  Ariens Sno-Thro 924050  serial 080582  (ST824)? I believe everything was changed  to L-2  (90 gear lube). I have a leak and was wondering if 00 grease would be alright if that was the original lube?

Well I took a look and everything seems to be fine, it's a slow rotating noise and you only hear it when your leaning towards the bucket if someone else is running the impeller.  It's a rythmic noise to the speed of the auger rotation so I am assuming something with the gearcase or auger itself?  It would almost sound like the auger scraping against the bucket but no marks are left behind, not sure what the problem is if there is an issue.

SRG