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

I bought a NOMA snowblower in 1979 from The Bay. It has worked has worked extremely well for all those years (through some tough Canadian winters). However I am now having trouble finding replacement parts.

My current concern is that the auger spring snapped and I cannot find a replacement! Briggs & Stratton have told me that the replacement part (their part # 787266MA) is now obsolete!

Does anyone know of a dealer in the Toronto area that carries old parts for the NOMA/Murray snow blowers?

Thanks, any help would be appreciated...

I am not sure what an auger spring is, but have you tried just taking it to some hardware store and getting some kind of generic one that is almost the same?

Do you mean the spring to tension the belt?

Essentially yes... it is the spring that allows me to disengage the auger. Without the spring the auger is engaged at all times.

I have looked in a number of hardware stores without any luck so far. I have also been emailing every spring supplier in our area to see if they would have one that I could use. Again, no luck so far.

Springs generally brake at one of the ends.

Any chance you could bend a new hook on the end of the old one?

At least the auger works, it just might not be safe :)

You are right, it snapped at one end. I will try your suggestion of bending a new hook at the end, however my guess is that the spring will now be too tight! Still it is worth trying...

Thanks...

My guess is 30 years of stretching will make it just right now.  You could always try some kind of wire or washers or something if it is too short.

Like was said.. A lot of springs are the same... take a picture of the spring nex to a ruler and post the pic...We will see if we can come up with something...

Friiy

As Shryp said, try bending the end of the spring to make yourself a new hook...voila!! Done it may of times, if it is a heavy gauge try heating it red with a butane torch and make a new hook.

Could you post your model number?

AJ

Here is the link to a picture I took of the spring  (I tried to place the broken pieces where I expect they should be!)              

           http://www.flickr.com/photos/80119904@N00/5054237423/

     If I can't find a spring I will try to bend the end...

 

     AJ... the snowblower was made by NOMA but sold under the Baycrest Brand. The model number is HB826 

     Thanks

I saw your post regarding a spring for your Noma.  You might want to check out a place called Cormier Equipment  in Canada as they show a spring murray # 787266 it gives the measurements as 5 3/8", Coil 3 1/4" and a dia. of 1/2" which I believe would be the actual length of your spring.  Their web page show a photo of the spring and it's second from the bottom of the page.  They have a toll free # as well as a web site.  The link is http://www.c-equipment.com/snowblower-murray-misc.html.

I hope this works out for you and also if you take note of the Cormier spring photo it shows the curved ends in the opposite directions of each other not in the same direction as your photo shows.  I believe that they are designed to be in opposite directions, (1.) it puts less tension on the coil so it's twisted and (2.) it also make it easier to install the spring onto the body of the machine and then to the brake arm.  I could be wrong, but all of the springs that I have seen for blowers have them made that way.